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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules applicable to contracting entities

Article R2161-23

The contracting entity may award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided that it has indicated in the contract notice or in the invitation to confirm interest th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules applicable to contracting entities

Article R2161-22

The deadline for receipt of tenders may be set by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, provided that this date is the same for all. In the absence of agreement, the contracting entity shall…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: RULES APPLICABLE TO FORMALISED PROCEDURES

Article R2161-1

The provisions of this chapter relating to the time limits for submitting applications and tenders apply without prejudice to those set out in articles R. 2143-1, R. 2151-1 and R. 2151-2.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-16

A contracting authority other than a central public authority listed in a notice annexed to this Code may set the deadline for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, prov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-18

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article L. 615-17, the civil actions and claims referred to in the first paragraph of Article 32 of the Agreement relating to a Unified Patent Court sh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-21

…on of their choice.The commission may be assisted by experts it appoints for each case.The detailed rules for the application of this article, which include special provisions for the agents referred…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-22

Decrees in the Council of State shall lay down the detailed rules for the application of this title.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-17

Civil actions and claims relating to patents for invention, including in the cases provided for in Article L. 611-7 or when they also concern a related question of unfair competition, shall be brought…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-20

The court before which an action or plea falling within the provisions of this Title is brought may, either of its own motion or at the request of one of the parties, appoint any consultant of its cho…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-23

The way in which lenders remunerate their staff and credit intermediaries is without prejudice to the obligations mentioned in Article L. 314-22. The staff concerned are natural persons who work for t…

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