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Showing 18011810 of 57821 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-2-2010 n° 08-21.333

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Purpose

Article L1111-3

The purpose of a supply contract is to purchase, lease, hire or hire-purchase products.It may also include installation work.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Purpose

Article L1121-3

The purpose of a service concession contract is to manage a service. It may involve awarding a concession to manage a public service. The concessionaire may be responsible for building a facility or a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Confidentiality

Article L3122-3

The conceding authority may not communicate confidential information that it holds in the context of a concession contract, such as information the disclosure of which would violate business secrecy,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Transaction

Article L3137-3

The parties to a concession contract may reach a settlement as provided for in article 2044 of the French Civil Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-3

Violation of the prohibitions set out in article L. 413-2 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L2123-30

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by elected municipal officials continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they have been constitu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-3

When the public prosecutor, the examining magistrate and the judicial police officers are required either to establish offences in military establishments, or to search, in these same places, for pers…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-32

The decision to authorise the training body issued by the Regional Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion sets out in particular:1° The maximum number of trainees in a complete training course f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-31

The advisory opinion of the National Technical Director mentioned in article R. 212-10-12 is deemed favourable in the absence of a response within two months of the matter being referred to him by the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-30

All training organisations must comply with all the general and specific clauses of the specifications in order to be approved. An accredited training organisation is deemed to meet the general clause…

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