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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Centres and establishments.

Article L2311-3

Each sexual health centre set up within the maternal and child protection centres is equipped with the necessary resources to inform, advise and assist women who request a voluntary interruption of pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information and prevention

Article L3511-3

…ng occupational physicians, for workers ; 2° Dental surgeons, in application of article L. 4141-2 ; 3° Midwives, in application of article L. 4151-4 ; 4° Nurses, in application of article L. 4311-1 ;…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: DEFINITION OF NEED

Article R3111-3

The concession granting authority may not reject a tender on the grounds that it does not comply with the technical and functional specifications if the tenderer proves in its tender, by any appropria…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-3

The judgment opens an observation period of a maximum of six months, which may be renewed once, for a maximum of six months, by a specially reasoned decision at the request of the administrator, the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L691-3

…all rule on challenges raised or applications made, in accordance with paragraphs 7 or 8 of Article 36 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 2015/848, by the local creditors of an establishment of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article D211-3

The general terms and conditions applicable to contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 224-25-12 include a box informing consumers of the procedures for implementing the legal guaran…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R531-3

The amount of the penalty referred to in Article

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Article R431-3

…notice of appeal, the appellant or appellants shall make the insertions provided for in Article R. 431-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: MEASURES FOR DEALING WITH OVER-INDebtedness

Article R731-3

The amount of the household's current expenses is assessed by the commission, either for their actual amount on the basis of items declared by the debtor, or according to the scale set by its rules of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: AUTHORISED CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article R811-3

When several associations, at least one of which is approved, are transformed into a single association, approval must be reapplied for. In this case, the seniority condition set out in article R. 811…

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