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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-12

The minimum time limit for receipt of applications shall be thirty days from the date on which the contract notice is sent or, where the call for competition is made by means of a prior information no…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-15

The minimum period laid down in Article R. 2161-14 may be reduced: 1° To ten days if the contracting authority has published a prior information notice that has not been used as a call for tenders and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-18

The procedure with negotiation may take place in successive phases so as to reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated by applying the award criteria defined in the consultation documents. The cont…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders

Article R2152-1

In adapted procedures without negotiation and tender procedures, irregular, inappropriate or unacceptable tenders are eliminated.In other procedures, inappropriate tenders are eliminated. Irregular or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-17

The contracting authority shall negotiate with all tenderers in respect of their initial and subsequent tenders, with the exception of final tenders. It may, however, award the contract on the basis o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Deadline for receipt of applications

Article R2143-1

The purchaser shall set the time limits for receipt of applications, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their applications. In form…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-16

A contracting authority other than a central public authority listed in a notice annexed to this Code may set the deadline for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-1

Securities issued by joint stock companies are financial securities within the meaning of article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which confer identical rights per class.Securities issued…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-12

The certificate shall only be issued if a prior examination shows that the variety for which protection is sought constitutes a new plant variety in accordance with Article L. 623-2. However, the body…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-16

Preliminary examination, issue of the certificate and all acts of registration or deletion give rise to the payment of fees for services rendered. A fee is paid annually throughout the period of valid…

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