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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Abnormally low tenders

Article R2152-5

A purchaser who finds that a tender is abnormally low as a result of the tenderer having received State aid may reject the tender on this ground alone only if the tenderer is unable to demonstrate, wi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-5

Within the limits of the powers conferred on him, the mandatary of the succession represents all the heirs in acts of civil life and in legal proceedings. He exercises his powers even if there is a mi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Territorial jurisdiction

Article R1412-5

When an employee is temporarily seconded on national territory by a company established in another Member State of the European Union, disputes relating to the rights recognised in the matters listed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2321-5

Allocations to provisions made under the conditions defined in articles R. 2321-2 and R. 2321-3 also constitute compulsory expenditure for the caisses des écoles.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-5

…te Autorité de santé are responsible for : 1° Examining applications for accreditation from doctors and medical teams ; 2° Assessing applications for accreditation and forwarding their opinion on thes…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-5

…r each year, by decision of the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products published on the Agency's website, before 1st November of the previous year. Thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5

…out by means of a request addressed either to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or to the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority. The request must be sen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7111-5-1

The collaboration between a press company and a professional journalist covers all the media of the press title as defined in the first paragraph of article L. 132-35 of the Intellectual Property Code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4251-5

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by medical physicists whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4251-6.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-5

The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity may not have the purpose or effect of breaching the provisions of articles L. 125-1, L. 125-3,L. 324-9 or L.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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