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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal procedures

Article R3211-44

II of article R. 3211-33-1, the last paragraph of article R. 3211-36, the last paragraph of article R. 3211-39 as well as articles R. 3211-38, R. 3211-40 and R. 3211-41 are applicable on appeal. The o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-4

French nationality is lost by any French citizen, even a minor, who, having a foreign nationality, is authorized, at his request, by the French Government, to lose the status of French citizen.This au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-4

For the purposes of executing the letter rogatory, the judicial police officer may carry out the requisitions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 60-2.With the express authorisation of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-4

…ade up of twenty members, with the exception of centres whose importance or specific nature, particularly with regard to the number of sites or their field of activity, justifies them having twenty-fi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The National Supporters' Forum

Article D224-4

The Instance nationale du supportérisme shall meet and operate in accordance with the conditions set out in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-4

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 211-2 and 3° of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-4

To be eligible for direct benefits, authors must be French nationals or assimilated.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of technical specifications

Article R2111-4

The technical specifications define the characteristics required of the works, supplies or services which are the subject of the contract.These characteristics may refer to the specific process or met…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2151-4

The time limit for receipt of tenders is extended in the following cases: 1° When additional information, necessary for the preparation of the tender and requested in good time by the economic operato…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Open invitation to tender

Article R2161-4

The purchaser may decide to examine the tenders before the applications. When it makes use of this option, it shall examine the applications impartially and transparently. In particular, it must ensur…

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