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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-21

…ayment does not include all the documents and information required by law or by the concession contract, or if these are incorrect or inconsistent, the contracting authority may interrupt the payment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-21

I.-The college of the Conseil des maisons de vente comprises: 1° Six representatives, elected in accordance with procedures laid down by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, from among the persons mentioned…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-21

…thdrawn until technical preparations for registration have begun. Withdrawal may be limited to part of the application. It is effected by a declaration sent to the National Institute of Industrial Pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-21

The services and establishments of the State and other public authorities are required to communicate to competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers and judicial police officers all infor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-21

Subject to cooperation in the field of medical biology between health establishments within the framework of agreements, health cooperation groupings or regional hospital groupings and subject to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-21

The prosecuted sworn freight broker and the Public Prosecutor are notified of the decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The notification shall indicate the time limit and proc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Implementation of the guarantee

Article R1251-21

As soon as it is established that the temporary employment contractor is in default, the holder of one of the claims defined in article L. 1251-49 may send the guarantor a request for payment by regis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-21

…and capillary blood samples taken from a donor may be taken, under the direction and responsibility of the doctor mentioned in article R. 1222-20, by :1° The medical laboratory technicians mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-21

The living rooms of a premises are provided with an opening to the outside which gives onto the open air, if necessary via a glazed area which itself gives onto the open air, and have an opening secti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-21

The information and data provided for in articles R. 444-18 to R. 444-20 are collected from the professionals mentioned in article L. 444-1 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444…

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