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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-16

No one may use the title of court-appointed administrator, outside the mission entrusted to him, by virtue of the second paragraph of article L. 811-2 or the second paragraph of Article L. 811-8 if he…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-12

…rison results and before the offers are ranked, the following information: 1° The default criterion used for ranking tenders and the definition of this criterion, unless the default ranking criterion…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-15

…dicate commission is formed and subject to the provisions of II of article L. 2411-6, the change of use or sale of all or part of the property of the section is decided on a proposal from the town cou…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XI: Legal support measures.

Article 1262-2

…public prosecutor to which is attached the report mentioned in Article 1262. The judge gathers all useful information. The court clerk shall summon to the hearing, by registered letter with acknowled…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L7114-1

…professional journalist's identity card or an honorary professional journalist's identity card; 2° Using a fraudulently obtained, expired or cancelled card to benefit from the advantages offered by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-5-2

…to the officers of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations any information and documents that may be useful to the latter in carrying out the tasks provided for in Article L. 6323-9 entrusted to this b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-5

…1263-3 and R. 1263-4, the model for which is set by order of the Minister responsible for labour, must be completed in French before the secondment begins, using the "SIPSI" tele-service of the Minis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1322-32

…nditions set by 4° of II of article L. 1322-2. The order lays down the technical conditions for the use of treatments or additions and, where applicable, the time periods to be respected between the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Thermal establishments.

Article R1322-52

Thermal establishments are establishments which use water from one or more duly authorised mineral sources or its by-products: mud or gas, on site or by direct supply, for the internal or external tre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-127

The authorisation to manufacture or use a high activity sealed source sets out in particular:1° Requirements relating to the organisation of radiation protection and the allocation of responsibilities…

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