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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…mber 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDIn Book IR. 2100-1In Title IR. 2111-1 to R. 2111-2R. 2111-4 to R. 2112-12R. 2112-13Resulting from Decree no.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals

Article R743-12

When the public prosecutor intends to ask the first president of the court of appeal to declare his appeal suspensive, he shall lodge an appeal within the ten-hour time limit provided for in article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Compensation for damage caused by compulsory vaccination

Article R3111-27

A claim for compensation for damage considered to be attributable to a compulsory vaccination must be sent to the Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R295

The first two paragraphs of article R. 70 are worded as follows: "Records shall be withdrawn from the criminal record and destroyed by the registrar of the court of first instance in the following cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R270

I.-The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article R. 45 shall read as follows: "The objection made by the accused, within the time limits provided for in either the third or fifth paragraphs of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-17

I.-The ethics, scientific and educational committee mentioned in article R. 1261-15 must be referred to by the head of the body reception facility concerning: 1° Medical training programmes and resear…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-31

…61-23 in the presence of the declarant designated in accordance with the provisions of I of Article R. 561-23.III. - In all cases, the declaration shall include the following information and particula…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R272

In Article R. 49, the following paragraph is added: "For New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the amount of the fixed fine is set respectively by the Congress of New Caledonia and the Council of Minist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Observatories for medicinal products, medical devices and therapeutic innovation

Article R1413-90

…rticle L. 5311-1 and the missions of the regional pharmacovigilance centres referred to in Articles R. 5121-158 and R. 5121-159, with which it collaborates and organises regular exchanges on practices…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R409

The first six paragraphs of Article R. 133 are replaced by a paragraph worded as follows: "Where witnesses travel, they shall be awarded, on production of supporting evidence, a transport allowance eq…

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