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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-3

…iving the opinion of the Haute Autorité de santé. Any decision to lift the ban is taken in the same form.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Pooling

Article L3112-1

Groupings may be formed between granting authorities or between one or more granting authorities and one or more legal persons governed by private law who are not granting authorities in order to join…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to subsequent contracts

Article R2162-8

Subsequent contracts may take the form of a framework agreement setting out all the conditions for the performance of the services and executed by means of purchase orders under the conditions set out…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Amicable partition.

Article 835

If all the undivided co-owners are present and capable, the partition may take place in the form and on the terms chosen by the parties. Where the undivided co-ownership relates to property subject to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Final proceedings before the Police Court

Article 543

…486 concerning court fees and costs, the return of items placed in the hands of the courts and the form of judgments. However, the provisions of Article 480-1 only apply to those convicted of fifth-c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Token issuers

Article L552-2

For the purposes of this chapter, a token is any intangible asset representing, in digital form, one or more rights that may be issued, recorded, stored or transferred by means of a shared electronic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L4333-1-1

…shall transmit these qualifications to the service or body referred to in article L. 4333-1 in the form of certified information. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the procedures for impl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-3

…transmit these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4364-2 in the form of certified information. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall set out the procedures for imple…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R*211-19

…stice, the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Defence and the Minister of Transport sets the form in which the documents provided for in articles R. 211-15 and R. 211-18 must be drawn up.

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

Article 223-31

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement concluded with the distribution company.This agreement may include commitments by the company concerning the exhibition…

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