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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Basic mission

Article R2431-5

For building refurbishment projects, the basic mission includes the same elements as those referred to in article R. 2431-4, with the exception of sketch studies.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Basic mission

Article R2431-7

…ion, all the elements of the contract, those carried out by the holder of the first public contract and those entrusted to the new main contractor, must comply with the content of the basic contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of biological limit values

Article R4412-32

…Carry out a risk assessment in accordance with subsection 2 ; 2° Implements the preventive measures and means provided for in articles R. 4412-11, R. 4412-15 and R. 4412-16.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-2

…to in article L. 1434-12 may be required, under an agreement signed with the regional health agency and the local primary health insurance fund, to carry out, in whole or in part, one or more of the f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1216-2

The application shall also contain, where known and useful, the following information, specifying how it was gathered: - the composition of the family of the person to be protected, their living condi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-2

A forward sale is a contract in which the seller undertakes to deliver the property on completion and the buyer undertakes to take delivery of it and pay the price on the delivery date. Ownership is t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-49

The employees mentioned in 1° to 4° and 9° to 11° of Article L. 5212-13 benefit, at their request, under the appropriate measures provided for in Article L. 5213-6, from individualised timetable adjus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-48

…ualised working hours allowing hours to be carried over from one week to another, within the limits and according to the procedures defined in articles L. 3121-51 and L. 3121-52, after receiving the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-50

…force majeure ; 2° inventory ; 3° Unemployment on one or two working days between a public holiday and a weekly rest day or on a day preceding annual leave.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Entries in civil status registers

Article 28-1

…ns relating to nationality provided for in the previous article are automatically entered on copies and extracts with an indication of parentage of birth certificates or certificates drawn up in lieu…

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