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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award notice

Article R3125-6

The awarding authority shall send for publication an award notice within a maximum period of forty-eight days from the notification of the concession contract.This notice shall be drawn up in accordan…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R324-6

The matter may also be referred to the mediator by one of the parties. He shall inform the other parties of this request, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within eight days, and t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-2

The public prosecutor examines the application for registration. He checks that the applicant meets the required conditions and gathers all information on the merits of the application. He forwards th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article D145-17

The matter is referred to the commission by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to its secretariat, which convenes the parties to the meeting at which the matter is to be examined b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D612-57

The person concerned and the proposed auditor are notified of the unfavourable opinion or the opinion with reservations by letter sent in the manner provided for in Article R. 612-9 . A copy of this o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Examination of the appeal

Article R212-7-29

The Government Commissioner obtains the opinion of the Minister for Culture, which he presents to the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique. He gives his opinion on the applications exa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Variants

Article R2151-9

The purchaser may require the submission of variants. In this case, it shall indicate this in the tender notice, in the invitation to confirm interest or, in the absence of such a notice or invitation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-4

Insofar as the award notice contains the information required by articles R. 2184-1 to R. 2184-3, the contracting authority may refer to this notice in the presentation report.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Substantial changes to research.

Article R1123-43

The Committee gives its opinion under the conditions set out in Article R. 1123-23. If the Committee's opinion is unfavourable, the sponsor may not implement the modification to the research.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-13

The mandatory prior administrative appeal provided for in VI of article L. 2333-87 is exercised, within a period of one month from the date of notification of the payment notice for the parking charge…

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