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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Irregular or inappropriate tenders

Article L3124-4

A bid is unsuitable if it is clearly unable, without substantial modification, to meet the needs and requirements of the concession-granting authority as specified in the consultation documents.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-4

1. It shall also be prohibited, in the absence of the consent of the owner of the patent, to deliver or offer to deliver, on French territory, to a person other than those entitled to exploit the pate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guaranteeing employees' purchasing power.

Article L3231-4

The guarantee of employees' purchasing power provided for in 1° of article L. 3231-2 is ensured by indexing the minimum growth wage to changes in the national consumer price index established as a ref…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-4

If one or more distributions of sums precede the distribution of the price of the immovables, the preferential and mortgage creditors admitted shall contribute to the distributions in proportion to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-4

The liquidator or the administrator, where one has been appointed, shall provide the court with all information required to verify the serious nature of the offer and the third-party status of its aut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-4

…ns under which the members of the commission are appointed and the procedures for its operation are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-4

When a foreign person is registered on the list of jobseekers, Pôle emploi checks the validity of their residence and work permits.Pôle emploi may have access to the files of State services to obtain…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6324-4

Where retraining or promotion through work-linked training includes training courses, these combine general, vocational and technological education provided by public or private training bodies or, wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments

Article L5215-40

The perimeter of the conurbation in which the urban community exercises its powers may subsequently be extended, by order of the State representative in the département, by the addition of new commune…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Presumption of salaried status.

Article L7313-4

Any agreement whose purpose is to prevent the application of the provisions of this Title shall be null and void.

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