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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-3

Where the contract is an administrative contract, the purchaser may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the co-contractor; 2° For a reason of general intere…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-9

The occurrence of any toxic effect in humans following a single or repeated exposure to a mixture or substance, natural or synthetic, available on the market or present in the environment, constitutes…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-126

Veterinarians providing the services referred to in Article L. 5141-15 who comply with the provisions of Article L. 241-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code may use in France veterinary medicinal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-17

The State, its public establishments other than those of an industrial and commercial nature, local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings may only conclude a contract at provisi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-40

…IFM may submit a request to the AMF to change its reference Member State.III. - If the Autorité des marchés financiers disagrees with the AIFM's designation of its new Member State of reference pursua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-27

…he contract or its performance conditions, in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 2152-7 of the French Public Procurement Code. The award criteria and the procedures for their impleme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-3

The manager of a market of national interest sends the following activity and financial reports to the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation on whose territory the m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-8

…on of the laws and regulations in force, accompanied, in this case, by the cost of daily treatment; 15° The status of the medicinal product with regard to reimbursement by health insurance organisatio…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-19

…techniques, workers exposed to new risks or assigned to one of the tasks defined in article R. 4141-15 receive safety training on what to do in the event of an accident or disaster.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-16

The measures referred to in articles R. 5132-1-14 and R. 5132-1-15 are taken taking into account: 1° The nature and number of irregularities detected during the annual inspection; 2° Any irregularitie…

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