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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-4

Any person holding a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications awarded following training which has enabled them to acquire the skills required to practise this profession may pr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2183-4

For specific contracts based on a dynamic purchasing system and contracts for social services and other specific services, the purchaser may group award notices on a quarterly basis. In this case, he…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-4

Any cessation of operation not followed by a transfer is subject to six months' notice being given by the operator to the prefect. On expiry of this period, and if the general interests of the busines…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-46

Companies for the liberal practice of industrial property attorneys are subject to the provisions relating to the obligations, guarantee and discipline applicable to the profession of industrial prope…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-43

A party who, less than seven clear days before the close of the written investigation, has received either a statement or exhibits, or any of the information provided for in Article R. 532-26, may pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Corsican Tourist Offices and Agency

Article L4424-41

The conditions under which the Corsican regional authority exercises its supervisory power over the tourism offices and the tourism agency are defined by deliberation of the Corsican Assembly. The ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 764-4

In application of 12° of article 764-3, the following obligations may also be monitored and supervised in France: 1° A ban on carrying out a professional or voluntary activity involving habitual conta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-4

The rating established by the public prosecutor is brought directly to the attention of the judicial police officer, who may submit comments in writing within a period of fifteen days, at the end of w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-45

If the Office des postes et télécommunications fails to comply with its obligations under of section 8 of this chapter, the Inspectorate General of Finance may refer the matter to the Autorité de cont…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-45

If the Office des postes et télécommunications fails to comply with its obligations under of section 8 of this chapter, the Inspectorate General of Finance may refer the matter to the Autorité de cont…

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