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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional advertising

Article R2131-18

…the contract notice published on the principal medium of its choice, provided that it indicates the references.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3141-10

…mpany or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement may : 1° Fix the start of the reference period for the acquisition of leave ; 2° Increase the duration of leave on the grounds of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employee participation in the nation's economic development.

Article L3231-8

…r of average hourly wages recorded by the quarterly survey conducted by the Ministry of Labour. The reference index may be modified by regulation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L3331-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees. Where reference is made in this Title to the number of employees, this number and the crossing of the threshold are det…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNES DES DÉPARTEMENTS DE LA MOSELLE, DU BAS-RHIN ET DU HAUT-RHIN

Article L5813-2

…he application of article L. 5211-1 to the council of the urban community or metropolitan area, the references made to Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two shall be construed as referring to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Communication and production of documents

Article R483-1

…tems referred to in Article L. 483-1 shall be identified, as precisely and narrowly as possible, by reference to common and relevant features of its constituent parts, such as the nature, purpose, tim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-59

…ame, address, legal status ; - a precise description of the scope of the assessment requested and a reference to the directives and national provisions transposing them.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1810

…the means of transport are seized and confiscated, as well as the containers, packaging, utensils, mechanics, machines or apparatus:1° manufacture, transport, sale and possession without declaration…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-4

I.-The remuneration due for the reproduction and representation of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art by automated image referencing services is based on the revenue from exploitation or, f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-5

…ed for in Articles 706-95 [By Constitutional Council decision no. 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019, the reference "60-4" must be replaced by the reference "706-95"], [The reference "77-1-4" was declared u…

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