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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Polling stations

Article R7343-41

The polling station is assisted by a technical committee comprising the independent expert provided for in Article R. 7343-4 and two members appointed by decision of the Director General of the Employ…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-42

Where the invention concerns a micro-organism, any person may, either from the date of publication provided for in Article R. 612-39, or before that date if it has been notified of a copy of the paten…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-40

I. - The personal information relating to gambling operations recorded by an online gaming or betting operator held by the Autorité Nationale des Jeux, to which a delegated sports federation may have…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-41

The Autorité nationale des jeux defines the nomenclature of competitions that may be used to organise sports betting online and in physical distribution networks, which must be used to submit the info…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-45

The person responsible for the public distribution network for water intended for human consumption for which the quality limits set by the order mentioned in article R. 1321-2 are not respected at th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Electronic transmission of documents subject to legality control.

Article R2131-4

The prefect may suspend the application of all or part of the agreement provided for in Article R. 2131-3 when he notes serious alterations to the operation of the teletransmission system or when he i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2351-4

The time limit for receipt of tenders is extended in the following cases: 1° When additional information, necessary for the preparation of the tender and requested in good time by the economic operato…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-4

Local committees hear disputes relating to contracts awarded by : 1° Local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments; 2° Decentralised State departments; 3° Departments and bodies wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R50-40

In the case of registration in the file provided for in 5° of article 706-25-4, informing the person and handing over the document provided for in article R. 50-38 are made by the examining magistrate…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy

Article R6123-93-3

The holder of the radiotherapy authorisation has the following facilities on the site: 1° A radiotherapy unit with radiotherapy equipment used for the external radiotherapy or brachytherapy treatment…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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