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Showing 21112120 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

The following persons shall be excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts: 1° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 82…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-4

Contracting authorities shall be deemed to exercise joint control over a legal person where the following conditions are met :1° The decision-making bodies of the controlled legal person are composed…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article R2142-4

The same person may not represent more than one candidate for the same contract.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-4

The purchaser may require only the candidate to whom it is intended to award the contract to provide evidence that he does not fall within a ground for exclusion from the contract award procedure.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2121-4

The purchaser may not evade the application of this Book by splitting his purchases or by using methods of calculating the estimated value of the requirement other than those provided for therein.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-4

Framework agreements may be concluded: 1° Either with a minimum and a maximum value or quantity; 2° With a maximum value or quantity only.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-4

Inventions which are the subject of European patent applications, filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property, may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been grant…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-4

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 613-1, acts prior to the date on which the patent application was made public under Article L. 612-21 or that of the notification to any third party of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-4

Infringement may be proved by any means. To this end, any person having standing under this title shall be entitled to have carried out at any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate assisted by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-4

In addition to the grounds for refusal or invalidity provided for respectively in Articles L. 712-7 and L. 714-3, a guarantee trade mark shall be refused registration or, if registered, may be declare…

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