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Showing 50415050 of 40353 articles for Art. 25-3 et seq.

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2431-3

The project owner determines whether the work falls into one of the following categories:1° New construction of a building;2° Refurbishment of a building;3° New construction of infrastructure;4° Refur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Laboratory responsible for the biological qualification of the donation.

Article R1222-30

Analyses within the donation's biological qualification laboratory may only be carried out by the persons authorised to be employed as medical laboratory technicians mentioned in articles L. 4352-2 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-31

The manufacturer may instruct his authorised representative to initiate the following procedures: 1° Declaration relating to medical devices to be the subject of clinical investigations ; 2° EC declar…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-36

I.- With regard to asset and liability management, the participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 regularly assess the sensit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-37

In each department, a commission is set up under the State representative, made up of:1° Representatives of the mayors of communes with a population not exceeding 20,000 in metropolitan departments an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1242-5 and L. 1242-6, relating to prohibitions on the conclusion of fixed-term employment contracts, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions and components of the public employment service.

Article L5311-3

…tion of those involved in the public employment service within its territory, under the conditions set out in articles L. 6123-3 and L. 6123-4. The départements, communes and their groupings may contr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other provisions applicable to sportspeople

Article L223-3

Except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 222-2-2 of the present code, referees and judges may not, in the performance of their duties, be considered to be bound to the fed…

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

Article R2197-3

The local committees are set up at regional, inter-regional or inter-departmental level by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this code. This order sets their boundaries and designat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-32

If the judge considers that the unworthy conditions of detention have not been put an end to, he shall take one of the decisions provided for in 1° to 3° of II of article 803-8. In the cases provided…

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