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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition of departmental councils.

Article D4132-1

The departmental council of the Ordre des Médecins is made up of six full members and six substitute members if the number of doctors on the most recently published register is less than or equal to f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-14

A purchaser may reserve the same contract or the same lot of a contract both for economic operators who meet the conditions of article L. 2113-12 and for those who meet the conditions of article L. 21…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-12

Contracts or lots of a contract may be reserved for adapted companies mentioned in article L. 5213-13 of the French Labour Code, establishments and services providing assistance through work mentioned…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-13

Contracts or parts of a contract may be reserved for structures for integration through economic activity mentioned in article L. 5132-4 of the Labour Code and equivalent structures, where they employ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Incompatibilities.

Article L811-10

The status of court-appointed administrator registered on the list is incompatible with the exercise of any other profession, with the exception of that of lawyer. It is, moreover, incompatible with:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Appointment of the examining magistrate.

Article D31-1

For the application of the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 83-1, where the investigation has been opened in a court where there is no investigating division, the examining magistrate who…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial organisation (R).

Article R1611-10

No later than 31 May of the year following the year of validity of the personalised support vouchers, the issuer sends the authorising officer of the distributing local authority or public establishme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Specialised committee (R).

Article R1611-12

The commission provided for in article L. 1611-6 and responsible for registering declarations to open personalised support voucher accounts is made up of a representative of the minister responsible f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial organisation (R).

Article R1611-11

The order for personalised support vouchers is endorsed by the public accountant responsible for the operations of the distributing local authority or public establishment. The personalised support vo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: The borough mayor and deputy mayors (R).

Article R2511-19

The five-day period within which, in accordance with the fifth paragraph of article L. 2511-25, the election of the district mayor and his deputies may be declared null and void for a period of twenty…

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