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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2393-31

…y or the certificate of transferability has not been amended or if the proof referred to in article R. 2193-6 has not been provided to the purchaser. If the purchaser remains silent for twenty-one day…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-55

The request to convert the patent application referred to in Article R. 612-3 in an application for a utility certificate shall be made in writing at any time during the eighteen-month period from fil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article R621-3

The production of the receipt referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 621-2 enables foreign nationals subject to the obligation to declare to prove, at the request of any competent authority,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-44

…or distribution service, of non-compliance after supply, for the waters mentioned in 1° of article R. 1321-5, with the quality limits set by the order mentioned in article R. 1321-2, take all appropr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article R612-4

…ditor implements the warning procedure provided for in Article L. 612-3, the provisions of articles R. 234-1 et seq if the legal person has a collegiate body responsible for administration distinct fr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-74

…s the duties attributed to the substitute by these texts, notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 743-73. The same applies in the case provided for in article R. 743-68-1 of the dissolution of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-9

…nic voting system is subject to an independent expert assessment to verify compliance with articles R. 2314-5 to R. 2314-8. The expert's report is made available to the Commission nationale de l'infor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Administrative procedure

Article R3132-15

The procedure laid down in articles R. 3132-13 and R. 3132-14 is applicable to the application for authorisation to exceed the maximum daily working time of ten hours in the event of recourse to subst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-157

…ontract workers performing their duties in a regional health agency, with the exception of articles R. 4624-10 to R. 4624-15.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-6

In order to obtain the authorisation referred to in Article R. 2131-5-5, the public health establishment or medical biology laboratory must have the equipment necessary to carry out these activities u…

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