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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Expertise

Article L7343-58

The professional organisation(s) of the platforms concerned, if they did not initiate the request for expert appraisal, will provide the expert with the information necessary to carry out his mission.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

…le, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to VIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5721-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 5721-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 5721…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Design-build contract

Article L2171-2

…entrust an economic operator with the task of both drawing up the studies and carrying out the works. Purchasers subject to the provisions of Book IV may only enter into a design-build contract, rega…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-1

…(EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, the list of which is set by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des prod…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

The institutions for occupational retirement provision referred to in Article L. 370-1 are subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, by othe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article L143-17

In addition to the registration formalities mentioned in Article L. 143-16, sales or assignments of goodwill comprising trademarks or service marks, industrial designs or models, as well as pledges of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-5

…sectors, trade union organisations are representative if they : 1° Satisfy the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Have received at least 8%…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-11

…sured party to claim compensation in the event of failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 142-1 and L. 142-2 of the Code de la Construction et de l'Habitation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Exercise by a taxpayer of actions belonging to the department

Article L3133-1

…te, has refused or neglected to exercise. The taxpayer submits a brief to the administrative tribunal. The president of the departmental council submits this brief to the departmental council at the n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Trade union brands.

Article L2134-1

Trade associations may register their trademarks or labels by completing the formalities set out in articles L. 712-1 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. They may then claim exclusive ow…

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