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Showing 56015610 of 62372 articles for Art. comité juridique of 3 June 2020

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-3

…port institution designated by the constituent agreement performs the following functions on behalf of the institutions that are members of the consortium:1° The strategy, optimisation and joint manag…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2623-3

I.-The provisions of I and IV of article R. 2621-3 apply. II.-The obligation mentioned in I of article R. 2621-3 may be met by: 1° Setting technical specifications that comply with the provisions of s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil status of persons born abroad who acquire or recover French nationality.

Article 98-3

…articles 98 to 98- 2 also indicate:- the date on which they were drawn up;- the name and signature of the civil registrar;- the entries made in the margin of the record of which they take the place;-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-3

…only be taken with the donor's consent by a doctor or under his direction and responsibility.By way of derogation from the first paragraph, a decree of the Conseil d'Etat lays down the conditions unde…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-3

The retirement savings plan and the French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product may provide additional guarantees:1° In the event of the death of the insured before or…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-3

During the term of the current lease and any subsequent renewed lease, and for a period of twelve years from the expiry of the completion period referred to in article L. 311-2, the owner may not clai…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Concession contracts related to security or the protection of essential State interests

Article L3212-3

…he rules defined in Title II apply to concession contracts which require secrecy or the performance of which must be accompanied by special security measures in accordance with the legislative or regu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-3

…tablishments, building and civil engineering sites and shipyards, employees are given a rest period of : 1° Twenty-four hours for each Sunday or public holiday ; 2° Thirty-six hours for a consecutive…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article R311-3

…dopt a recovery measure provided for therein. They shall also inform the college, where applicable, of their decision to refrain from taking such a decision when they could be led to do so in the ligh…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article R2396-3

…formal notice has remained without effect, decide to suspend the payments to be made up to a limit of one tenth of the amount of the contract when the default is the contractor's fault, or withhold a…

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