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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: The direct payment procedure for maintenance payments

Article L213-3

Unless otherwise agreed, sums paid to the maintenance creditor are paid to his home or residence.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to premises used for residential purposes

Article L142-3

On expiry of a period of eight days from the date of a summons to pay served by a bailiff and which has remained without effect, the bailiff may, on presentation of proof of the writ of execution, ent…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Sale of seized assets

Article L221-3

The forced sale of the assets takes place by public auction after a period of one month from the date of the seizure, during which the debtor may proceed to an amicable sale under the conditions provi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article L322-3

An amicable sale with judicial authorisation has the same effects as a voluntary sale. It cannot give rise to rescission on the grounds of lesion.

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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
Chapter II: Rules applicable to certain contracts according to their purpose

Article L2172-3

An innovation partnership is a contract whose purpose is the research and development of innovative products, services or works and the subsequent acquisition of the resulting products, services or wo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Global performance contract

Article L2171-3

…ehensive performance contract combines operation or maintenance with the provision or design and implementation of services to meet quantified performance targets. These targets are defined in particu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title II: ECONOMIC OPERATORS, APPLICANTS AND BIDDERS

Article L1220-3

A tenderer is an economic operator who submits a bid as part of a procedure for awarding a public procurement contract.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L2112-3

The performance conditions relating to the works, supplies or services which are the subject of the contract, in any respect whatsoever and at any stage of their life cycle, are deemed to be linked to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders

Article L2152-3

An unacceptable tender is one whose price exceeds the budgetary appropriations allocated to the contract, as determined and established before the procedure is launched.

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