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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-6

If the risk to public health, within the meaning of Article 1 of the International Health Regulations 2005, emanates from a vessel flying the French flag wherever it may be, or from a vessel flying a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article D1173-6

The authorisation decision and the decision authorising its renewal mention: 1° The name of the Maison Sport-Santé; 2° The name and legal form of the legal entity holding the authorisation; 3° The nam…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-6

I.-An association referred to in I of article L. 513-3 may terminate the membership of one of its members at its request. Membership may also be withdrawn automatically by the association if the broke…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-69

…y any means that confers a date of receipt. The notification shall indicate the time limit and procedures for appealing against the decision. The Board's decision may be appealed. The Council's decisi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-5

Any person of full age or an emancipated minor who demonstrates by a sufficient combination of facts that the entry relating to his or her sex in the civil status records does not correspond to the se…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Securing controls and investigations

Article 67 F

…cts after notification of the information provided for in article 61-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.If, during the hearing of a person, plausible grounds for suspecting that he or she has committ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L2511-6

The rules laid down in Title II shall apply to public contracts by means of which contracting authorities, including where they are acting as a contracting entity, establish or implement cooperation w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L3211-6

The rules set out in Title II apply to concession contracts by which contracting authorities, including when acting as a contracting entity, establish or implement cooperation in order to ensure that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-6

As an exception to the second paragraph of Article L. 225-1 a société européenne may form a société européenne of which it is the sole shareholder. It is subject to the provisions applicable to the Eu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-6

…d in article R. 2212-4 includes: 1° An overall description, including in particular the scope, procedures and timetable for each of the phases of the project, as well as the total duration of the cont…

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