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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-9

…ourt compensation agreement is proposed to the parties by the mediator. It must be accepted by the claimant association and at least one of the defendants in the action brought under article L. 1143-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-9

The costs corresponding to the obligations of the person responsible for a swimming pool or artificial bathing area as set out in this chapter are to be borne by that person. The conditions relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1447-2

For the application of article L. 1434-12-2 in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, references to the General Tax Code are replaced by references to locally applicable texts wi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-3

The notice referred to in article L. 141-4, drawn up by the insurance company and given to members by the policyholder, specifies the content of the clauses stipulating nullities, forfeitures, exclusi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-6

Article L. 4424-9 of the General Local Authorities Code sets out the rules relating to Corsica's sustainable development plan, which defines the objectives of tourism development and the principles fo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of the most economically advantageous tender

Article L2152-9

Among the award criteria for global contracts mentioned in Article L. 2171-1, the purchaser shall take account of the proportion of the contract performance that the tenderer undertakes to entrust to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2192-3

Without prejudice to Article L. 2192-2, purchasers shall accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and that are sent in electronic form by contract holde…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-3

…ontract is an administrative contract, the purchaser may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the co-contractor; 2° For a reason of general interest, in acco…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contract amendment

Article L2394-1

A defence or security contract may be amended by agreement or by the purchaser unilaterally, without a new competitive tendering procedure, in the cases provided for in article L. 2194-1. Such amendme…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-7

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 2393-1, the purchaser may require certain essential tasks of the contract to be carried out directly by the contractor, in particular for reasons…

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