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Showing 26212630 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

The amount of aid may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 30 June 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 Ju…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2172-8

A contract for the decoration of public buildings is awarded under the conditions set out in this paragraph when the following two conditions are met:1° It involves the commissioning of one or more ar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-8

The purchaser may increase the amount of the advance payment above 30% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2191-7. In this case, it may make payment conditional up…

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

Article R2322-8

The purchaser may award, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, a contract for the additional purchase of supplies performed by the contract holder and intended either as a partial replac…

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

Article R2212-8

The procedures for organising and operating the expert body referred to in Article R. 2212-7 are set out in Decree no. 2016-522 of 27 April 2016 on the infrastructure financing support mission.

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

Article R2234-8

The purchaser may ask the contractor for any document required to monitor the performance of the partnership contract in accordance with Article L. 2132-1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure with negotiation

Article R2361-8

The minimum time limit for receipt of applications shall be thirty-seven days from the date on which the contract notice was sent or thirty days where the notice was sent electronically.Where a situat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-8

When the consultation involves the communication of information or media that are classified or protected in the interests of national security, the invitation to tender shall specify the requirements…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for the participation of economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area

Article R2342-8

Where the purchaser decides to open the award procedure to economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, it shall indicate in the call for tenders the acc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-8

The purchaser shall indicate in the contract notice the minimum proportion of the contract value that the contractor will be required to subcontract in the form of a range comprising a minimum percent…

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