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

Article R2332-17

The purchaser may, if necessary, require the use of tools and devices which are not commonly available, such as electronic building data modelling tools or similar tools. In such cases, the purchaser…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-10-1

In the case of a takeover bid, persons who have entered into an agreement with the author of a takeover bid with a view to obtaining control of the company that is the subject of the bid are deemed to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-10

The brokerage fee for sales that are the subject of articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-13 is set, for each locality, by the Minister responsible for trade, after consulting the chamber of commerce and indust…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 11: Intervention.

Article L511-67

Payment by intervention may take place in all cases where, either on the due date or before the due date, recourse is open to the bearer. Payment must include all the sum that would have to be paid by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-7

Debts arising from an employment contract are guaranteed in the event of the opening of safeguard proceedings: 1° By the lien established by Articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-11

Elections are held annually in each commercial court where there are seats to be filled for any reason. If, during the course of the year, the number of vacancies exceeds one third of the staff of a c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-2

Assisted service, within the meaning of Article L. 120-1, is a sales method during which the product is packaged and immediately handed over to the consumer by a trader at the point of sale.In cases w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-19

When the lessor does not require the contract to be terminated, he may ask the defaulting lessee for compensation equal to 8% of the unpaid due instalments.However, if the lessor accepts deferrals of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Transfers subject to reduced or exempt taxation

Article 708

Exchanges of rural property carried out in accordance with articles L. 124-3 and L. 124-4 of the rural and maritime fishing code are exempt from land registration tax or, where applicable, registratio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 972 ter

For the application of article 965 and under the same conditions, shares in property investment companies mentioned in I of article 208 C when the taxpayer holds, directly and, where applicable, indir…

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