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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 902

The first paragraph of Article

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the islands of Wallis and Futuna

Article D605

Where circumstances so require, in particular for security reasons, persons remanded in custody may be incarcerated in another premises by decision of the magistrate hearing the case, in accordance wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Enforcement provisions.

Article L323-34

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this section, and in particular : - the procedures for application of Article L. 323-21 ; - the procedure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Continuous evaluation of the risk-benefit ratio and transmission of new data

Article R5121-74-7

In order to be able to continuously assess the benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may at any…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Award notice

Article L3125-2

The conceding authority makes public the choice of the winning bid, under the conditions and subject to the exceptions provided for by regulation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award notice

Article R3125-7

The award notice is published in the Official Journal of the European Union and is transmitted in the same way as defined in articles R. 3122-4 to R. 3122-6.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award notice

Article R3125-6

The awarding authority shall send for publication an award notice within a maximum period of forty-eight days from the notification of the concession contract.This notice shall be drawn up in accordan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Relationship between collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

Article L2254-2

I. - In order to meet the needs associated with the operation of the company or with a view to preserving or developing employment, a collective performance agreement may :- adjust working hours and t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Relationship between collective bargaining agreements and employment contracts.

Article L2254-1

Where an employer is bound by the clauses of an agreement, these clauses apply to employment contracts concluded with the employer, unless more favourable stipulations apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Confidentiality

Article L3122-3

The conceding authority may not communicate confidential information that it holds in the context of a concession contract, such as information the disclosure of which would violate business secrecy,…

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