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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of subcontracting after notification of the public contract

Article R2193-3

…gistered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a special subcontracting document containing the information mentioned in article R. 2193-1 .The holder also proves that no assignment or pledging of r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 739

When a conviction is accompanied by a probationary suspension, the sentenced person is placed under the supervision of the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the pro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General mortgages

Article 2393

Other than those provided for by special laws, the claims to which a general legal mortgage is attached are: 1° Those of one of the spouses against the other; 2° Those of minors or adults under guardi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-4

For the private health care institutions mentioned in d of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code, the contracts set the rates for the services mentioned in 1° of article L. 162-22-1 in compl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-2-1

In hospitals and university centres and in establishments linked by agreement in application of article L. 6142-5, medical doctors or pharmacists, not qualified in medical biology and recruited in a m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Examination to qualify as a sworn goods broker

Article D131-14

…which the candidate draws up a certificate, report or any other written document relating to the performance of the duties of a sworn goods broker; 2° A one-hour theoretical oral test on the knowledge…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-10

…ly requested, the clerk of the court shall issue the applicant with a certificate reproducing the information provided by the latter and stating that no entry has been found in the register of protest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-40

The end-of-assignment report includes: 1° The rendering of accounts as it emerges from the analytical edition of the mandate in the special accounts of the administrator or the judicial representative…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Use and reimbursement of personalised support vouchers (R).

Article R1611-2

For the application of article L. 1611-6, local authorities, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, communal and inter-communal social action centres and school funds, referred to in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional qualifications of personnel.

Article R2112-9

The permanent doctors of the departmental maternal and child protection service must be : 1° Either specialists or qualified experts in paediatrics ; 2° Either specialists or qualified experts in medi…

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