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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L2392-6

…° The State and its public establishments in the event of national defence or security imperatives; 2° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations; 3° The public establishment mentioned inArticle L. 2142-1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L3133-6

…llowing use the public invoicing portal: 1° The State, local authorities and public establishments; 2° Holders of concession contracts concluded with a conceding authority mentioned in 1°.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with instalments

Article R2113-6

The execution of each optional tranche is subject to the purchaser's decision to award it, notified to the contractor under the conditions set out in the contract.When an optional tranche is awarded l…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-6

…he preliminary design studies is to :1° Specify the general composition in terms of plan and volume;2° Assess the internal volumes and external appearance of the structure;3° Propose possible technica…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article L751-6

A foreign national who is the subject of a transfer decision and who can prove that it is impossible to leave the country or that he or she can neither return to his or her country of origin nor trave…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article L2131-6

…of the State in the department refers to the administrative court the acts mentioned in article L. 2131-2 that he considers contrary to legality within two months of their transmission.At the request…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-6

The President of the Judicial Court may prescribe or authorise any urgent measures required by the common interest.He may, in particular, authorise an undivided co-owner to collect from the debtors of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-7

…ealed to the Supreme Court at the same time as the ruling on the surrender provided for in article 627-8. The public prosecutor and the person claimed shall be heard, the latter assisted, if necessary…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-4

Requests for arrest with a view to surrender issued by the International Criminal Court shall be sent, in the original and accompanied by all supporting documents, to the competent authorities pursuan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-11

The provisions of articles 627-4 to 627-10 are also applicable if the person claimed is prosecuted or convicted in France for charges other than those covered by the request from the International Cri…

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