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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: First demand guarantee and personal and joint surety

Article R2191-40

In the event that the substitute guarantee is not set up or completed at the latest on the date on which the contractor submits the request for payment corresponding to the first instalment, the fract…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: First demand guarantee and personal and joint surety

Article R2191-41

The body providing the guarantee shall be chosen from among the third parties approved by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. Where this body is foreign, it shall be chosen from amon…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: First demand guarantee and personal and joint surety

Article R2191-42

The institutions which have granted their guarantee or their guarantee on first demand shall be released from their commitments no later than one month after the expiry of the guarantee period.However…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article D6124-290

I.-The holder of the authorisation for bariatric surgery must enlist the support of the multidisciplinary consultation mentioned in article R. 6123-211: 1° At least one of the doctors specialising in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedure applicable to referrals for opinions on interoperability and exceptions to copyright and related rights

Article R331-42

The opinions issued pursuant to Article L. 331-33 may be published by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Inclusion Development Fund

Article R5132-45

The Inclusion Development Fund is managed by the departmental or regional prefect, who decides on the amount of aid granted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Inclusion Development Fund

Article R5132-46

The purpose of the Inclusion Development Fund is to contribute to the financing of: 1° Aid for the consultancy needed to identify, draw up and monitor projects to develop the activities of the organis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Inclusion Development Fund

Article R5132-44

An Inclusion Development Fund finances the development and consolidation of local initiatives for inclusion through economic activity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Inclusion Development Fund

Article R5132-47

Assistance from the Inclusion Development Fund is allocated by the Prefect of the département, after consultation with the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique, or by the Pre…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Ad hoc curators and ad hoc guardians

Article 455

In the absence of a subrogated curator or subrogated guardian, the curator or guardian whose interests are, on the occasion of an act or series of acts, in opposition to those of the protected person…

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