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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3381-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1is deleted; 2° Article L. 3212-1 1° is worded as follows:…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 is worded as follows: "1° A legal…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3371-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in New Caledonia: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 reads as follows: " 1° A legal instrument such as…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3361-3

For the application of the provisions of Book II in French Polynesia: 1° The second paragraph of Article L. 3200-1 is deleted; 2° 1° of Article L. 3212-1 reads as follows: " 1° A legal instrument such…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2172-3

For other purchasers, project management contracts that meet a need whose estimated value is equal to or greater than the thresholds for a formalised procedure are awarded in accordance with one of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-38

As stated in article L. 213-5 of the Monetary and Financial Code : " Art. L213-5-Les obligations sont des titres négociables qui, dans une même émission, confèrent les mêmes droits de créance pour une…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-39

On pain of nullity of the contracts entered into or the bonds issued, the issue of bonds by a joint stock company that has not drawn up two balance sheets duly approved by the shareholders must be pre…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-3

The works mentioned in article R. 122-2 are original graphic or plastic works created by the author himself, such as paintings, collages, paintings, drawings, engravings, prints, lithographs, sculptur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L351-3

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 351-4, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-38

A failure by the lender or lessor to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 313-55 for a hire-purchase and sale contract with a promise to sell, is punishable by a fine of 150,000 eu…

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