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

Article R3133-21

If the request for payment 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 in…

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

Article R3133-24

…al entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no. 2013-269 of 29 March 2013 on combating late payment in public procurement contracts,…

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

Article R3133-23

Once all the documents and information provided for in article R. 3133-21 have been received, a new payment period is opened. This period is thirty days or equal to the balance remaining on the date o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional ethics

Article L722-20

Commercial court judges shall take care to prevent or immediately put an end to situations of conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation of interference between a public interest an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional ethics

Article L722-21

…tion of their interests: 1° To the president of the court, for the judges of the commercial courts; 2° To the first president of the court of appeal, for the presidents of the commercial courts within…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation and swearing-in of agents

Article R331-2

…equired skills and guarantees with regard to the missions mentioned in articles L. 331-19 to L. 331-22, L. 331-25 and L. 331-27 of this code and L. 333-10 and L. 333-11 of the sports code. It takes in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-21

…also notified by the registrar to any person required to execute it, in accordance with article L. 626-10.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-22

…ecting the plan has become final and the provisions of the second or third paragraph of Article L. 622-10 have not been applied, the court shall refer the matter to itself for the purpose of closing t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-20

…nt adopting the plan is communicated by the registrar to the persons mentioned in 3° of Article R. 621-7 and is the subject of the advertisements provided for in Article R. 621-8.If the plan is still…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article R2314-23

…er : 1° Requests for the implementation of a ballot monitoring system as provided for in Article L. 2314-17 ; 2° Disputes as provided for in Article L. 2314-32; 3° Challenges relating to a decision ta…

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