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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-40

The committee hears representatives of the local authorities and departments concerned, as well as the owner and manager of the circuit.It may request an expert opinion from the relevant government de…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to advances, guarantees and termination indemnities

Article R2192-24

In the event of payment of an advance pursuant to article R. 2191-3, the time limit for payment of the advance shall run from: 1° either the date of notification of the contract; 2° or, where the cont…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2193-14

When the subcontractor has obtained proof or a receipt certifying that the holder has indeed received the request for payment under the conditions set out in article R. 2193-11 or that he has the post…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2372-12

When the commission can only be awarded to a specific service provider in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2322-5, the purchaser may negotiate the contract for the decoration of public bui…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R3122-11

By way of derogation from article R. 3122-9, when, in duly justified circumstances, for reasons of exceptional security, technical reasons or because of the particularly sensitive nature of commercial…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-48

Where payment of an annual fee is not made by the normal due date, a warning shall be sent to the owner of the patent application or patent stating that he shall incur the forfeiture of his rights if…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-16

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 716-7 shall be ordered by the president of the judicial court with jurisdiction to hear the case on the merits.The president may au…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: REPUBLICAN INTEGRATION

Article R413-9

During the personalised interview mentioned in article R. 413-3, the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration assesses the foreign national's language training needs using a test of oral a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decisions that may be taken at any stage of the procedure

Article R721-2

The departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect are competent to determine the country of return of a foreign national in the event of the automatic enforcement of the following decisions:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-25

Within one month of being notified of the committee's unfavourable opinion, the sponsor may use the information system for research involving the human person to request that his dossier be re-examine…

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