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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L3211-6

…al interest; 2° The contracting authorities concerned carry out on the competitive market less than 20% of the activities concerned by this cooperation. This percentage of activities is determined und…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article ANNEXE, art. 43

…78 relating to indemnities granted to witnesses and experts, articles 4 and 16 of the Empire law of 20 May 1898 on court fees and article 9 of the decree of 9 May 1947 relating to the fees and emolume…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-5

…s carried out with non-member third parties are subject to separate accounting. They may not exceed 20% of the cooperative's total annual turnover. If the accounts show that this proportion has been e…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-25

…n of the date and place of the joint declaration made by the couple in accordance with articles 311-20 of the Civil Code and 1157-2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-30

…vely to the representatives of the communes for each of the colleges referred to in article R. 5211-20 and to the representatives of the établissements publics de coopération intercommunale à fiscalit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-3

…ean Economic Area and are manufactured or imported in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2003/94/EC and by an establishment authorised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the Euro…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6

…ture of the Greater Paris public transport network within the meaning of II of Article 7 of Law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 on Greater Paris, or of the public transport infrastructure for which it is…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 7: Reduction in royalties

Article R613-63

The reduction in royalties provided for in Article L. 612-20 is as of right for natural persons. If the applicant is a legal entity, the request for reduction must, on pain of inadmissibility, be subm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-7

…than or equal to 5 minutes;3° Four for a duration of more than 5 minutes and less than or equal to 20 minutes;4° Three for a duration of more than 20 minutes and less than or equal to 2 hours;5° Two…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-18

…rder to enable the public accountant to issue a collection notice in accordance with Article L. 612-20, VIII, the Banque de France, after receiving the assent of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et…

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