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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Retention period

Article R2191-33

…he amount of any amendments made during performance. For public contracts entered into by the State and a small or medium-sized enterprise mentioned in article R. 2151-13, this rate is 3%.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article R332-3

The period provided for in Article L. 332-3 and given to the claimant to take civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty working days or thir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-3

Before 15 March, the president of the general council and, where applicable, the presidents of the cooperation bodies, send the prefect a copy of the notification they have sent to the municipal counc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Temporary storage (R).

Article R2213-30

Subject to the provisions of article R. 2213-26, the body is placed, regardless of the place of temporary deposit, in a coffin of a model provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 2213-25.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Conservation care (R).

Article R2213-3

…ation specifies the conditions for diluting the product for use.The vials comply with the packaging and labelling requirements for hazardous substances.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Work involving exposure to biological agents

Article D4152-3

Where the results of the assessment of risks to pathogenic biological agents reveal the existence of a risk of exposure to the rubella virus or toxoplasma, it is prohibited to expose a pregnant woman,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of continuing vocational training schemes

Article D6122-3

The State regularly publishes the data sent to it by the skills operators and the national equalisation fund, in application of article L. 6332-23.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of material safety monitoring

Article R5212-3

…the documents mentioned in Article R. 5211-26, access to data in the pre-clinical experimental file and to data relating to clinical investigations, in particular the report on clinical investigations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article R614-3

…icle, outre les informations mentionnées aux 3° à 9° de l'article R. 614-1 : 1° Its contact details and website address; 2° A statement of reasons justifying its appointment as consumer mediator; 3° I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The deed of sale.

Article L141-3

The seller shall, notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, be liable for the warranty due to the inaccuracy of its statements under the conditions laid down by the articles 1644 and 1645 of th…

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