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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-1

…of the public interest in the abstraction of water for human consumption referred to in article L. 1321-2 is published in the departmental registry of administrative acts and is displayed in the town…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-13

The accounting officer shall suspend the payment of expenditure where he finds, in the course of his checks, irregularities or inaccuracies in the certifications issued by the chairman of the High Cou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, transformation and abolition of public health establishments.

Article R6141-13

I.-The director responsible for setting up the new establishment will, before the date set for the creation of this establishment, set up its medical committee, its technical committee and its nursing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R2223-134

…any missing documents.II. - The prefect shall arrange for the persons mentioned in article R. 2223-135 to verify the knowledge, skills and competences acquired by the applicant through professional e…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-13

In the specific case where the vehicle has been immobilised in order to be handed over to a pledgee, the bailiff shall serve the person required to hand over the vehicle, no later than eight days afte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-13

A claim for compensation for damage attributable to a preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic procedure or to a research procedure involving the human person shall be submitted to the Commission within…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-13

…ursuant to this article is monitored by the officials authorised for this purpose under article L. 3136-1. To this end, they may go to the person's place of accommodation at any time to check that he…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-13

I. - Notwithstanding any legal provision or any contractual clause, no indivisibility, termination or resolution of a current contract may result from the sole fact of the opening of safeguard proceed…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13-1

Contracts or parts of a contract may be reserved for economic operators who carry them out as part of the production of goods and services that they provide in prisons and who, in accordance with the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-13

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a geographical indication are detained after a request referred to in Article L. 722-9 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a geographical indicatio…

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