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Showing 52615270 of 58474 articles for Art. 17 January 2020 · Law 89-462 of 6 July 1989

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L2511-6

The rules laid down in Title II shall apply to public contracts by means of which contracting authorities, including where they are acting as a contracting entity, establish or implement cooperation w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Applicable rules

Article R2123-6

Where the procedure expressly refers to one of the formalised procedures, the purchaser is obliged to apply that procedure in its entirety.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other product-related offences

Article L413-6

…y way whatsoever the names, signatures, monograms, letters, figures, serial numbers, emblems, signs of any kind affixed to or incorporated in the goods and serving to identify them physically or elect…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Prices

Article R2312-6

The provisions of article R. 2112-5 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-6

…not have jurisdiction over actions brought against a landowner, farmer or winegrower, for the sale of foodstuffs from his own land, or actions brought against a trader, for payment for foodstuffs and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-6

The list of employee advisers is revised every three years. It may be supplemented at any time if necessary.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-6

A coordinating doctor may be struck off the register if one of the conditions set out in article R. 3711-3 is no longer met. It is decided by the competent public prosecutor(s). It may also be the sub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Complementary local currency certificates

Article L311-6

Issuers and managers of complementary local currency securities are subject to Title I of Book V when the issue or management of these securities falls within the scope of the payment banking services…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article L351-6

Prudential capital is the sum of core capital and ancillary capital.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Liability insurance

Article L512-6

…cillary capacity must take out an insurance policy covering them against the financial consequences of their professional civil liability, unless such insurance or an equivalent guarantee is already p…

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