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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-13

…he same procedure. The financial provisions of multi-year agreements are set out in annual amendments. Each year, the organisation submits its annual accounts and an activity report detailing, for emp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-1

…of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation shall be governed by the rules set out in Articles 23-1 to 23-3 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 containing the organic law on the Conseil constitu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1148-1

…entries, transcriptions or publications made necessary by the divorce provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code are validly made in view of the production, by any interested party, of a certif…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1221-1

…copies of documents from the case in progress, in accordance with the procedures defined in article 1187-1.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-10

…m a copy of the documents in the current case, in accordance with the procedures defined in article 1187-1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

Persons are excluded from the contract award procedure if: 1° They have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 82…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

The following persons shall be excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts: 1° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 82…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-17

…hout his free and informed consent, obtained in writing under the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of Article 63 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-1

…ivil party subject to the provisions of the above paragraph, of the second paragraph of article 385-1, of article 388-2 and of the last paragraph of article 509.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-11

…its that it determines, delegate decisions relating to the approval provided for in article R. 232-41-12-3 and the Therapeutic Use Exemption provided for in article L. 232-2 to the President of the Ag…

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