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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

…ion 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 buildings without p…

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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
Subsection 3: Maintenance or revocation of title

Article R613-48

…s not made before the expiry of the six-month period provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 613-47. The absence of a warning does not engage the responsibility of the Institut national de l…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R716-16

…order the temporary sequestration of the seized items, under the conditions provided for in article R. 153-1 du code de commerce.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Personalised interview at the start of the republican integration programme

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
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R721-2

…ate; 4° A ban on movement on French territory; 5° Expulsion, except in the cases set out in article R.* 721-3; 6° Prohibition from entering French territory.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-25

…e. The newly appointed committee will examine the request under the conditions laid down in article R. 1123-23. A member of the committee which issued the unfavourable opinion may not sit on the commi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-33

…llocate to the directors, members of the committees provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 225-29, a greater share than that of the other directors.The Board of Directors may authorise the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article R225-149

…the previous financial year, of the reserve account provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 225-146. In addition, partially amortised shares continue to benefit from the first dividend or i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Measures prior to placement under electronic surveillance

Article R57-13

…ation and probation service to ensure the availability of the technical device described in article R. 622-1 du code pénitentiaire and to verify the family, material and social situation of the convic…

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