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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-35

The purpose of the specific project studies is:1° To define in detail the architectural and technical requirements based on the studies of the economic operator responsible for the works or the suppli…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CONDITIONS FOR RENEWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R433-3

For the application of the first paragraph of article L. 433-3, foreign nationals may prove that they have taken steps to renew the resident card they hold by presenting a certificate of submission of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approval of professional associations

Article R513-31

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately inform the public of the withdrawal of authorisation by means of a press release posted on its website. It shall also immediately…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Drawing up the annual list of citizen assessors

Article R2-3

The notice referred to in 1° of article R. 2-1 informs the person drawn by lot: 1° That, within ten days of receiving the collection of information and, at the latest, before 15 May, he or she is requ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article R15-39

No person may be authorised who has been the subject of a conviction, incapacity or disqualification mentioned in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record. When an association is considering a change to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare

Article R5125-38

The pharmacist in charge referred to in articles L. 5124-2, L. 5124-7 and L. 5124-15 is required to declare each year, except in the case of pharmacists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-3

In order to issue the approval referred to in article R. 212-12, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may consult, depending on the exemption requested, experts in the f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-3

The accounting operations of the personal protection committees are carried out by a single accounting agency set up as an accounting group under the conditions laid down inarticle 188 of decree no. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-38

The additional insertion of the purchase notice in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, provided for by Article R. 225-153, is applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-39

The provisions of articles R. 225-153 to R. 225-155 and R. 22-10-38 do not apply to transactions carried out pursuant to article L. 22-10-62.

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