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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-73

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional aid to programming groups and agreements

Article 919-71

…in the aid, the consortia and companies leading the agreements must submit the form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 31 October 2021 at the latest.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information retained by contracting entities

Article R2184-7

…ems meeting a need whose value is equal to or greater than the European thresholds set out in a notice annexed to this Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts for the decoration of public buildings

Article R2172-7

…ate public buildings shall award contracts for the purpose of fulfilling this obligation in accordance with the provisions of this section.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions concerning the content of award notices

Article R2183-7

For research and development service contracts awarded by a contracting entity, the information concerning the nature and quantity of the services may be limited: 1° To the words "research and develop…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Economic census procedures

Article D2196-7

To enable the Observatoire économique de la commande publique (Economic Observatory for Public Procurement) to compile and use a database covering all public procurement operations, each of the contra…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-7

The formulation of technical specifications must not prevent compliance with mandatory national technical rules, including those relating to product safety, or with technical requirements intended to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-7

…ring, a contract for products manufactured solely for research and development purposes, with the exception of quantity production to establish the commercial viability of the product or to amortise r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-7

The expert body, which reports to the Minister for the Economy, will issue an opinion on the assessment of the project's implementation method within six weeks of the project being referred to it.If i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the performance of the partnership contract by the purchaser

Article R2234-7

…in particular on the final construction and operating costs of the project, the quality of the services provided under the contract, compliance with performance targets and an assessment of the condit…

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