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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Entering into an innovation partnership

Article R2172-30

The purchaser may not award the innovation partnership on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation. It shall negotiate the initial tenders and all subsequent tenders with a view to improvi…

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

Article R2192-30

When the authorising officer and the public accountant do not belong to the same legal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no.…

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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 R2393-30

The provisions of article R. 2193-6 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-30

The execution studies enable the work to be carried out. Their purpose, for the work as a whole or for the public contracts concerned alone, is to:1° To draw up the functional diagrams and technical a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Reciprocal shareholdings

Article L233-30

If a company other than a société par actions includes among its shareholders a société par actions holding a fraction of its capital greater than 10%, it may not hold any shares issued by the latter.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-30

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 236-29, it may be stipulated that the companies benefiting from the contribution will only be liable for that part of the liabilities of the company con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-30

Redemption of non-voting preference shares must take place before redemption of ordinary shares.The same applies to a preference dividend that has not been paid in full.A full or partial redemption of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L242-30

The penalties provided for by articles L. 242-1 to L. 242-24 for chairmen, general managers and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective attributions, to mem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Experts involved in voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-30

Any expert acting for consideration in connection with a sale of furniture by public auction is required to take out insurance covering his professional liability.He is jointly and severally liable wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-30

On pain of nullity of the transfer provided for in Article L. 526-27: 1° The transfer must relate to the entire business assets of the sole trader, which may not be split; 2° In the event of a contrib…

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