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

Article L2195-5

…cognised by the Court of Justice of the European Union under the procedure provided for in Article 258 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the purchaser may cancel the contract.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-53

…f of the masse all acts of management to defend the common interests of the bondholders. This power may be delegated by the representatives of the masse to a third party in compliance with the provisi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-59

…t report, the person in charge of testing shall mention all of these circumstances in the report.He may obtain written testimony from persons who witnessed the events and attach their statements to th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2351-5

…ation provided, to express an opinion on the measures envisaged by the competent body. This opinion may be taken into account in the decision-making process within the société européenne.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-5

The judge's decision authorising, pursuant to articles 485 and 493 of the Civil Code, the future protection agent or an ad hoc agent to perform acts not covered by the mandate may only be appealed by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-5

Under the conditions laid down in Article LO 6351-3, the local authority may participate, under the supervision of the State, in the exercise of the powers that fall to the State in matters of crimina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-57

…standard report laid down by order of the Minister for Health. II. - Failure to submit this report may result in the withdrawal of their designation by the Director General of the Regional Health Age…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reports

Article D4622-55

…rth month following the year for which it was drawn up. The body referred to in the first paragraph may make any proposal relating to the organisation, operation, equipment and budget of the occupatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-5

…the prohibition or disqualification measures as provided for in Book VI of this Code or in Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the receivership and judicial liquidation of companies or in Law…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Career development advice

Article R6111-5

…le for vocational training notes that the institutions and bodies mentioned in 1° bis of Article L. 5311-4 and Article L. 5314-1, Pôle emploi and the institution responsible for improving the function…

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