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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2391-17

The frequency of payment of the instalments is fixed taking into account the characteristics and duration of the contract. It is set at a maximum of six months. When the contract holder is a small or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award of sub-contracts where the estimated value of the requirement is below the formal procedure thresholds

Article R2393-17

Where the sub-contract meets a need whose estimated value is below the thresholds for a formalised procedure, the holder is free to determine, in accordance with the principles of public procurement,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the intervention of a third party authorised to receive payment requests

Article R3133-17

If the contracting authority has recourse to a service provider whose intervention is a condition for the payment of the sums due, the intervention of the latter does not modify the payment deadline i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-17

I.-Debts properly arising after the opening judgment for the purposes of the conduct of the proceedings or the observation period, or in consideration for a service provided to the debtor during that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-17

Statutory auditors are liable, both to the person or entity and to third parties, for the harmful consequences of faults and negligence committed by them in the performance of their duties. Their liab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-17

The statutory auditors shall be convened to all meetings of the board of directors or the management board and the supervisory board, or of the collegiate administrative or management body and the sup…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-17

Changes of name, legal form, address and corrections of material errors are recorded at the request of the owner of the filing, who must be the owner entered in the National Designs Register. However,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-17

A decree in the Council of State shall lay down the conditions for the application of this section.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-17

In the event of a forced sale, where a property seizure procedure initiated prior to the opening judgment has been suspended by the effect of the opening judgment, the acts performed by the seizing cr…

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

Article D312-17

Where the lender does not require immediate repayment of the outstanding capital, it may demand compensation from the defaulting borrower equal to 8% of the unpaid due instalments. However, if the len…

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