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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-29

I.-The National Council immediately notifies each candidate or tenderer concerned of its decision to reject their application or tender. II.-Where the National Council has awarded its contract in acco…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: DETENTION ARRANGEMENTS

Article R744-47

…oreign national from one place of detention to another, under the conditions set out in article L. 744-17, is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-11

I.-The prices of the services covered by a contract are: 1° Either unit prices applied to the quantities actually delivered or performed; 2° Or lump-sum prices applied to all or part of the contract,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…Territory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products and related products, subje…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 488

…lesion or reduced in the event of excess even though they could be annulled by virtue of l'article 414-1. In particular, the courts take into consideration the usefulness or uselessness of the transa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-16

…s and conditions for awarding the contract, in compliance with the principles set out in article L. 4122-2-1, with the exception of those relating to the obligations inherent in a purchase under a for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 437

If there is reason to act outside the cases defined in Article 436, any interested party may give notice to the judge. The judge may appoint a special representative, under the conditions and in accor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-49

…e requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-4

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 421-1 to L. 421-7-2Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-7-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 421-1 to L. 421-7-2Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-7-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L.…

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