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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Abnormally low tenders

Article R2152-4

The purchaser shall reject a tender as abnormally low in the following cases :1° Where the information provided by the tenderer does not satisfactorily justify the low level of the price or costs prop…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2121-4

The purchaser may not evade the application of this Book by splitting his purchases or by using methods of calculating the estimated value of the requirement other than those provided for therein.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonuses

Article R2172-4

When the purchaser is subject to Book IV and organises a design contest, economic operators who have submitted services in accordance with the contest rules are awarded a premium. The amount of this p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-4

Authors who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and their successors in title within the meaning of the pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article R134-4

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 105 and 106 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 may be exercised by contacting the President of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-47

Public combat sports events: 1° Organised by a delegated sports federation, its regional or departmental bodies or by one of its members; 2° Involving a discipline for which this federation has been d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-49

The Prefect may prohibit the holding of a public combat sports event in the cases and under the conditions set out in article L. 331-2.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-46

A public combat sports event governed by this section is any fight or demonstration open or broadcast to the public in disciplines where the fight or demonstration may end, in particular or exclusivel…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article R333-4

Short extracts of a sporting event or competition broadcast pursuant to Article L. 333-7 are taken from the images of the holder of the exploitation right established in France by any television servi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to French Guiana

Article R422-4

For the application of this code in French Guyana: a) The words: "academic regional rector" are replaced by the word: "prefect"; b) The words: "academic regional delegate for youth, commitment and spo…

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