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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-7

…be specified by decree, after prior consultation with the groups representing the manufacturers concerned: 1° The form in which the technical and accounting information mentioned inarticle L. 2196-5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-73

…ch agreement or agreement determines : 1° The maximum duration of the leave ; 2° The length of service required to benefit from this leave; 3° Depending on the number of employees in the establishment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-6

I. - Financial assistance for the foreign distribution of works representing world cinema is awarded on the basis of :1° The expertise, reputation, experience and financial capacity of the applicant a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Contributions and taxes other than those provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L3333-7

The annual proceeds of the departmental tax are allocated, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2333-52 : 1° To interventions promoting agricultural development in mountain a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article D721-7

The declarations referred to in Article R. 721-5 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the accounts:1° The name, address and identification codes of the institution managing the account or saf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-7

…At the end of the thirty-day period during which the Agency re-examines the application, the silence of the administration is deemed to be confirmation of the initial decision of the Director Genera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-7

If the number of relay doctors on the list appears to be insufficient, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may appoint a relay doctor from the list drawn up in another département, unle…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-45

The investigating judge may place the legal entity under judicial supervision under the conditions set out in articles 139 and 140 by subjecting it to one or more of the following obligations:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L5131-7

…icular : 1° The terms and conditions of the contractual support pathway to employment and independence referred to in article L. 5131-4 and the commitment contract referred to in article L. 5131-6, as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-7

The statement mentioning the presence or absence of materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article L. 1334-13 is made up of: 1° In the case of the sale of residential buildings com…

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