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Showing 23212330 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

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

Article R2322-12

The purchaser may award, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, contracts for the performance of services similar to those awarded to the holder of a previous contract awarded after compe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-19

I.-For contracts awarded in accordance with one of the formalised procedures listed in article R. 4122-4-15, the National Council publishes a contract notice in a newspaper authorised to carry legal a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Post-authorisation studies

Article R5141-48

Studies on veterinary medicinal products that already have a marketing authorisation" within the meaning of 6° of article L. 5141-16, hereinafter referred to as "post-authorisation studies", means stu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-1

…for one of the offences referred to in articles 222-34 to 222-40,225-4-1,225-4-7,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-10,432-11,432-12 to 432-16,433-1,433-2,434-9,434-9-1,435…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-1

…inal conviction for one of the offences referred to in articles 222-34 to 222-40,313-1,313-3,314-1,324-1,324-5,324-6,421-1 to 421-2-4,421-5,432-10,432-11,432-12 to 432-16,433-1,433-2,434-9,434-9-1, 43…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 916-43

In order to receive support, the company or organisation must submit the following electronically:1° The application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée;2° At the preli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L754-14

…"within the meaning of Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems" are deleted; b) After the…

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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 R2172-11

When the commission can only be awarded to a specific service provider in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2122-3, the purchaser may negotiate the contract for the decoration of public bui…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Remuneration of the holder

Article R2213-1

For the calculation of the contractor's remuneration, the partnership contract specifies the conditions under which the following are taken into account and identified:1° Investment costs, in particul…

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

Article R225-113

In the report provided for in Article L. 225-129, all relevant information on the reasons for the proposed capital increase and on the progress of the Company's business since the beginning of the cur…

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