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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-3

…agreements, are deemed, in particular for each closing of the accounts mentioned in Article R. 441-12, to be distributed uniformly between these same agreements in proportion to the technical provisi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-13

…e holder is a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman within the meaning of article R. 2351-12, the advance payment is granted in a single instalment on the basis of this minimum amount.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for auditing accounts and management

Article R321-30

The annual report provided for in Article L. 327-12 sets out the findings of the supervisory board following its inspections. The observations of the supervisory board implicating an organisation are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article L3121-11

…hout prejudice to the powers that the president of the departmental council holds under article L. 3121-12, these meetings may be broadcast by audiovisual communication.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-7

…gs, the emolument provided for in Article R. 663-5 increased by 50%. If, pursuant to Article L. 631-12, the court-appointed administrator is assisted, for the management of the business, by one or mor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-15-1

…agraph of II of Article L. 2224-8 is set by the service regulations provided for in Article L. 2224-12. This period may not exceed six weeks from the date on which the municipality receives the reques…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-17

…presentative of the State shall refer the matter to the chamber, in accordance with Article D. 6362-12. The procedure provided for in articles D. 6362-13 to D. 6362-15 shall be applied.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-17

…presentative of the State shall refer the matter to the chamber, in accordance with Article D. 6262-12. The procedure set out in articles D. 6262-13 to D. 6262-15 shall be applied.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electrical installations and precautions against static electricity

Article R4462-23

…are deemed to be premises or locations exposed to fire risks within the meaning of article R. 4215-12. In the case of an explosive atmosphere, they are also deemed to be exposed to explosion risks wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Interministerial mission.

Article D3411-15

…nd which includes one or more representatives of each of the ministers mentioned in Article D. 3411-12. Other ministers may be asked to be represented, depending on the issues on the agenda. The Stand…

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