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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition by creditors

Article R221-41

…L. 221-1, an additional seizure may be carried out if necessary.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Sub-section 7: Effects of the auction

Article R322-64

…nditions of sale provide for the distrainee debtor to remain on the premises, the successful bidder may enforce any eviction order he may have against the distrainee and any occupant of the property w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Subcontracting

Article L2193-3

The holder of a contract may, under his own responsibility, subcontract the performance of part of the services of his contract, under the conditions laid down in this chapter.However, the purchaser m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-22

The purchaser may not require a grouping of economic operators to have a specific legal form in order to submit an application or a tender.The purchaser may require groups of economic operators to ado…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2161-9

…contracting authority other than a central public authority listed in a notice annexed to this Code may set the deadline for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, provid…

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

Article R2161-16

…contracting authority other than a central public authority listed in a notice annexed to this Code may set the deadline for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, provid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-258

It may be stipulated in the Articles of Association of any public limited company that the company is "à participation ouvrière". Companies whose Articles of Association do not contain this stipulatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-19

The statutory clauses referred to in articles L. 227-13 and L. 227-17 may only be adopted or amended unanimously by the shareholders. The statutory clauses mentioned in articles L. 227-14 and L. 227-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-2

…at the municipal council of municipalities with 50,000 inhabitants or more allocates to its members may be adjusted according to their actual attendance at plenary sessions and meetings of committees…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Rules specific to the notification of judgments.

Article 680

…the event that one of these means of appeal is open, as well as the procedures by which the appeal may be exercised; it must also indicate that the author of an abusive or dilatory appeal may be orde…

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