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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Public contracts concluded by a contracting authority

Article L2513-5

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting authority to carry out the activity of a network operator which are subject to articles L. 2514-1 to L. 2514-4 or become so pursuant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-86

The representatives of the masse are consulted by the mandataire judiciaire on the terms of settlement of the bonds proposed pursuant to Article L. 626-4. They give their agreement in the sense define…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Business management

Article 1301-4

The personal interest of the manager in taking on the business of others does not exclude the application of the rules of business management.In this case, the burden of commitments, expenses and dama…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admissibility of methods of proof

Article 1360

An exception is made to the rules set out in the previous article if it is materially or morally impossible to obtain a writing, if it is customary not to draw up a writing, or if the writing has been…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1639

The other questions to which damages resulting for the purchaser from the non-performance of the sale may give rise must be decided in accordance with the general rules laid down in the title "Of cont…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint ownership of acquests.

Article 1579

If the application of the valuation rules set out in articles 1571 and 1574 above should lead to a result manifestly contrary to equity, the court may derogate from it at the request of one of the spo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1431

If, during the marriage, one spouse entrusts the other with the administration of his or her own property, the rules of the power of attorney apply. The mandating spouse is, however, exempt from rende…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article 706-141-1

Seizure may also be ordered for value. The rules specific to certain types of property provided for in Chapters III and IV of this Title shall apply to the property on which the seizure for value is c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Award of sub-contracts where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the thresholds for the formal procedure

Article R2393-19

The notice referred to in article R. 2393-18 shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in the European Commission regulation establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-6

The rules of evidence set out in articles L. 481-4 and L. 481-5 are applicable to the direct or indirect suppliers of the perpetrator of the anti-competitive practice who claim prejudice resulting fro…

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