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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Other contracts

Article L2512-5

…nology in a relevant or representative environment; 3° Services relating to arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods; 4° Services relating to passenger transport by rail or metro;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary title.

Article L800-5

…an employee who is placed by the parent company to which he was previously employed and whose registered office is located in a metropolitan department, an overseas department or Saint-Pierre-et-Miqu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L222-5

…financial products, instruments and services offered;3° The right of withdrawal;4° The contractual terms and conditions, in particular tariffs, and the procedures and place for concluding the contrac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 511-12

…vance or both.The choice of the form of aid and any resulting split between grant and advance are determined according to the characteristics of the work, its distribution prospects and the economic c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6264-5

In application of article LO 6271-5, a global grant for school construction and equipment is instituted in order to help compensate for the net increases in charges for the collectivity of Saint-Barth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-5

…very six months. It informs the departmental commission for psychiatric care of its findings.The matter may also be referred to it by1° By the person hospitalised in the unit, his/her family, his/her…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6313-5

I. - Part Four of the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales shall apply to Saint-Martin under the conditions set out in this Article.II. - Book II shall apply to Saint-Martin under the followin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-52

…eres may occur; 4° The locations to which the minimum requirements laid down in article R. 4227-50; 5° The procedures and rules according to which workplaces and equipment, including alarm systems, ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-59

…ents provided for in articles R. 4412-17 and R. 4412-18 ; 3° Measures to be taken in the event of intervention in a confined space provided for in article R. 4412-22 ; 4° Periodic inspections of colle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-51

…t;3° To a cash reserve account;4° To a compensation reserve account in this profit and loss account;5° A surplus account allocated to offset depreciation charges on equipment, fixtures and fittings an…

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