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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 84-1

…nce of his lawyer or the latter duly summoned and after having brought to his attention the article 161-1, if they declare that they waive the benefit of this article. The person may declare that he o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procurement rules common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-16

…ontractor may decide to award the sub-contracts on the basis of a framework agreement as defined in 1° of Article L. 2325-1 and under the conditions set out in this sub-section. In this case, it is de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right of entry to establishments and premises used for accommodation.

Article L8113-2-1

For the application of articles L. 4221-1 and L. 4231-1 and 1° of article L. 8112-2 of this code andarticle L. 716-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code, labour inspection officers may enter any pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-106

I.-Subject to the provisions of Article R. 1333-107, the following are exempt from the authorisation, registration or declaration provided for in Article L. 1333-8: 1° The possession, manufacture, use…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-1

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources provided for in article L. 6114-1 covers all the activities of the health care organisation or of the holder of the authorisation issued by the Reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-13

The first twenty points registered are reserved for the use referred to in 1° of I of article L. 4163-7, unless they are used for the professional retraining project referred to in 4° of I of the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of the framework document

Article R5422-10

The framework document referred to in Article L. 5422-20-1 includes: 1° Financial trajectory objectives, expressed in accordance with national accounting conventions; 2° The timeframe within which neg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-2

…om the date of publication in the Journal officiel of the approval order provided for in article D. 1415-1-1, accompanied by extracts from the constituent agreement. The publication mentions in partic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…ts, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS TH…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-111

Aid for future employment may be granted to the following employers: 1° Private not-for-profit organisations; 2° Local authorities and groups of local authorities; 3° Other legal entities governed by…

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