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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-4

The official report of the transport company's failure, referred to in article L. 821-12, includes:1° The name of the transport company;2° The references of the flight or journey concerned;3° In the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-4

…red an apprentice training centre are subject to the certification requirement mentioned in article L. 6316-1 for training provided by apprenticeship from 1st January 2022. II.-Public higher education…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions

Article L5843-4

I. - The articles L. 5722-1 to L. 5722-2 and the articles L. 5722-3 and L. 5722-6 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-4

…asons of secrecy or reasons of imperative urgency or crisis do not make it possible to call for competition or to use it effectively.They also apply to contracts involving complex services with a term…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Other guarantees

Article R2191-44

In the event of the termination of a contract which has not provided for a retention of guarantee, where a period is granted to the contractor under the conditions laid down in article R. 2191-30 to r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Other guarantees

Article R2191-43

The contract may provide for guarantees other than those provided for in sub-section 1 for the performance of a particular commitment.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

…the removal of refuse, waste and residues; 2° Proceeds from the parking fee provided for in article L. 2333-87; 3° Le produit des péages communaux, des droits de pesage, mesurage et jaugeage; 4° Le pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-4

I. - The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is authorised to receive the resources of the fund for the individual right to training of local elected representatives referred to in article L. 1621-3. I…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Groupings of tourist municipalities and classified tourist resorts.

Article L134-4

The provisions of this section apply to communes which have been authorised to form a syndicate of communes with a view to obtaining the creation of an intermunicipal station.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Post-authorisation studies

Article R5141-49

…ject of a protocol validated by the person responsible, describing in particular the objective and methodology of the study. At the end of the study, the person responsible validates a report analysin…

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