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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-17

To carry out the seizure provided for in Article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Groups of economic operators and works or services entrusted to third parties

Article L3123-17

Persons against whom grounds for exclusion exist may not be entrusted with part of the works or services of a concession contract.When a person against whom grounds for exclusion exist is presented at…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-17

The State, its public establishments other than those of an industrial and commercial nature, local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings may only conclude a contract at provisi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of labels

Article R2111-17

Where the economic operator is unable, for reasons for which it is not responsible, to obtain the required label or an equivalent label meeting the conditions of article R. 2111-15 within the time lim…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contract notices for contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2131-17

The contract notice 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 the framework of the awar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-17

The contracting authority shall negotiate with all tenderers in respect of their initial and subsequent tenders, with the exception of final tenders. It may, however, award the contract on the basis o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R2142-17

For contracting authorities, the minimum number of candidates indicated in the call for tenders or in the invitation to confirm interest may not be less than:1° Five in the case of a restricted call f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-17

To organise the competition, the purchaser shall involve a jury composed in accordance with the procedures set out in sub-section 2.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts applicable to purchasers subject to Book IV

Article R2171-17

The jury is made up of people who are independent of the candidates. Where a particular professional qualification is required to take part in the procedure, at least one third of the members of the j…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-179

…eir expiry date. In this case, the provisions of the second and fourth paragraphs of article L. 225-177 and article L. 22-10-56 are applicable. In addition, the share price on the day the option is gr…

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