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Showing 24312440 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Taking into account the nature of services

Article R2121-7

For supply or service contracts that meet a regular need, the estimated value of the need is determined on the basis of:1° Either the amount, excluding taxes, of the services performed during the prev…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for providing the single copy and the certificate of transferability

Article R2191-46

When the holder of the contract wishes to assign or pledge his claim, he shall inform the purchaser, who shall send him:1° Either a copy of the original contract bearing a statement signed by the purc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-8

I. - The veterinary medicinal product for which parallel import authorisation is requested may differ from the veterinary medicinal product which has obtained marketing authorisation in France, provid…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2183-1

For contracts meeting a need for an amount equal to or greater than the European thresholds set out in a notice annexed to this code, the purchaser shall send for publication, within a maximum period…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-3

In communities covered by article 73 of the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, and in sectors where suppl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-50-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of 2° of Article R. 5121-50, each year the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé publishes on its website the list of medicinal produc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules applicable to certain contracts according to their purpose

Article L2172-2

Public authorities subject to the obligation to decorate public buildings award contracts for the purpose of fulfilling this obligation and choose the contractor after obtaining the opinion of an arti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award criteria

Article L2222-5

Where the partnership contract entrusts the contractor with all or part of the design of the works, equipment or intangible assets, the purchaser shall take account of the overall quality of the works…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 5: Assignment or pledging of receivables

Article L2191-8

The holder of a contract may assign its claim on the purchaser to a credit institution or another assignee.The holder of a contract may pledge its claim on the purchaser to a credit institution or ano…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contract amendment

Article L2194-3

The additional or amending services requested by the purchaser from the holder of a public works contract which are necessary for the proper completion of the work and which have a financial impact on…

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