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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a preliminary question being referred by the industrial tribunal

Article R7342-16

When a case is referred to the court pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the court clerk's office convenes the parties to the proceedings before the industrial tribunal to a hearing…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-16

…ntracts requiring siting or installation work or including the provision of services, the purchaser may require tenderers to indicate the names and relevant professional qualifications of the natural…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-165

The attestation of qualification and aptitude may be issued, under conditions defined by an order specific to each discipline, to people who can provide proof of: - proven and attested professional ex…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2361-16

The dialogue may take place in successive stages so as to reduce the number of solutions to be discussed, by applying the award criteria defined in the contract notice or in another consultation docum…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-16

Any commercial court clerk may refer the election of the members of the National Council to the Paris Court of Appeal within ten days of the proclamation of the results. The appeal shall be lodged wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article R3324-16

…3323-11, D. 3324-1 to D. 3324-10 and D. 3325-1 to R. 3326-1, the provisions of this Title are applicable to the supplement to the special profit-sharing reserve provided for in article L. 3324-9 and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-16

Only doctors, midwives, family planning or education centres and health centres that have signed the agreement referred to in article R. 2212-9 may obtain the medicines required to carry out a volunta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Taxable transactions and persons

Article 1635 quater C

…the development tax is the person who is the beneficiary of the authorisation mentioned in article 1635 quater B on the date on which it is due or, in the event of construction without authorisation…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-16

The victim may terminate the settlement within fifteen days of its conclusion by registered letter or by electronic registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.Any clause in the settlement by wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Resources.

Article R512-16

Funds allocated to the Regional Mutual Credit Banks by the central body of Crédit Agricole, either as advances for their own loans or advances, or for loans granted through them by the central body of…

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