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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-4

…aft allocation within two months of the last notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article 1281-3.He shall notify it to the debtor and to each of the creditors by registered letter with ackno…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Challenges

Article 668

Any judge or adviser may be challenged for the following reasons: 1° If the judge or his spouse or his partner linked by a civil solidarity pact or his cohabitee are relatives or allies of one of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-6

The purchaser may award a service contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering to the winner or one of the winners of a competition. Where there are several prize-winners, they are all…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-15

Selective financial aid is awarded to delegated production companies that, through the use of digital visual effects, contribute to the renewal of visual creation and the enhancement of works on the i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-6

The purchaser may award a contract for research and development services without prior advertising or competitive tendering, in which case the purchaser acquires exclusive ownership of the results and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-6

Cosmetic products are subject to vigilance designed to monitor all undesirable effects and misuse resulting from their use. This vigilance is applied to all these products once they have been placed o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-60

…iling of new claims, the changes made to the claims shall be indicated. Upon request, the applicant may, in this case, be authorised to eliminate from the description and drawings the elements which w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and mandate

Article D8121-6

…tor General of Social Affairs, appointed by the Head of the Inspectorate General of Social Affairs; 4° A member of the labour inspectorate exercising the functions of regional director of companies, c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-64

…ntrol file for each pharmaceutical form and a description of the dilution and dynamisation methods; 4° The reference of the authorisation to manufacture the medicinal products in question or a documen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of farm profits

Article 63

…arming, as well as profits made by breeders of new plant varieties within the meaning of (articles L623-1 to L623-35 of the Intellectual Property Code).Also considered as profits from the agricultural…

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