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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3371-1

…adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3381-1

…n this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands to concession contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments as well as by other public and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-1

The purchaser shall verify the information contained in the application, including the economic operators on whose capabilities the applicant relies. This verification is carried out under the conditi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article R2142-1

The conditions for participation in the procurement procedure relating to the capacities of the candidate referred to in Article L. 2142-1, as well as the acceptable means of proof, shall be indicated…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article R2153-1

…ocuments criteria or restrictions based on the origin of all or part of the works, supplies or services making up the tenders proposed or the nationality of the economic operators authorised to submit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2121-1

The purchaser shall calculate the estimated value of the requirement on the basis of the total amount, excluding taxes, of the contract or contracts envisaged.It shall take account of options, renewal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-1

Purchasers may not use framework agreements improperly or for the purpose of preventing, restricting or distorting competition.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-131

…by public offering, carried out less than two years after the incorporation of a company in accordance with articles L. 225-12 to L. 225-16, must be preceded, under the conditions set out in Articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-134

…al increase is not completed if, after the exercise of these options, the amount of subscriptions received does not reach the entire capital increase or three quarters of this increase in the case pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-133

If the General Meeting or, in the event of delegation under Article L. 225-129, the Board of Directors or the Management Board expressly decides to do so, the shares not subscribed by irrevocable enti…

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