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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2193-8

Any change during the performance of the contract in the allocation of services between the contractor and the subcontractors paid directly or between the subcontractors themselves requires the modifi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Means of communication and exchange of information

Article R3122-14

With the exception of the cases provided for in articles R. 3122-4 and R. 3122-9, the conceding authority chooses the means of communication with the economic operators. This choice is indicated in th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-17

On notification of the detention, the holder of the goods is invited to inform the owner of the possibility offered to him to oppose the destruction of these goods. The right holder is informed that t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-12-1

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Failure by the foreign national to cooperate and enforce the removal order

Article L824-2

It is a punishable offence under Article L. 822-1 for a foreign national who is the subject of a decision to be removed from French territory to refuse to submit to fingerprinting and photographing op…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the temporary residence permit bearing the word "student" and the temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student-mobility programme".

Article D422-6

In the event of the withdrawal of a residence permit issued on the basis of Articles L. 422-5 or L. 422-6, held by a student in the course of mobility in another Member State, the Minister responsible…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Eviction Commission

Article R632-3

Except in cases of absolute urgency, foreign nationals against whom expulsion proceedings have been initiated are notified by means of a notification bulletin.The notification bulletin is equivalent t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals prohibited from returning to French territory

Article R613-7

The procedures for deleting an alert for a foreign national issued under a decision prohibiting their return are those that apply, under Article 7 of Decree no. 2010-569 of 28 May 2010 relating to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election and composition.

Article L4422-21

In the event of the seat of President of the Corsican Executive Council becoming vacant for any reason whatsoever, its functions shall be temporarily exercised by an Executive Councillor chosen in the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 909

The respondent shall have, on pain of inadmissibility raised ex officio, a period of three months from the notification of the appellant's pleadings provided for in article 908 to deliver his pleading…

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