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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic catalogues

Article R2162-54

Electronic catalogues shall be drawn up by candidates or tenderers in accordance with the technical specifications and format provided by the purchaser. They shall comply with the requirements applica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-54

Withdrawal of the certificate shall constitute withdrawal of the application for recognition and enforcement and shall preclude enforcement of the decision to place the person under judicial supervisi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Surrender procedures resulting from agreements concluded by the European Union with other States.

Article 695-54

The transit of a person who has French nationality or who had this nationality at the time of the acts covered by the arrest warrant issued by a State that is not a member of the European Union shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-54

The national automated genetic fingerprint database, placed under the control of a magistrate, is intended to centralise genetic fingerprints from biological traces as well as the genetic fingerprints…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-54

The Director General of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne is responsible for drawing up the electoral lists and organising all the operations relating to the election of the elected members o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-54

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance may submit to the Committee matters of a general or individual nature on which he wishes to seek its opinion.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Notification to the assigning accountant

Article R2191-54

The beneficiary of an assignment or pledge of a claim under a contract shall notify or serve this assignment or pledge on the assigning public accounting officer.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-54

The indications mentioned in 1° of Article R. 613-53 shall be recorded at the initiative of the National Institute of Industrial Property or, in the case of a court decision, at the request of the Reg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-54

Decrees of the Minister responsible for agriculture issued after consultation with the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority will specify, as n…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-54

In the documents and displays provided for in this section, circular economy parts are referred to as "circular economy parts".

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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