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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of the agreement.

Article R6142-40

The agreement sets out the terms and conditions under which the parties will bear the costs of all kinds incurred, in particular those relating to the construction and maintenance of the buildings, de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1127-3

An exception is made to the obligations referred to in 1° to 5° of Article 1127-1 and the first two paragraphs of article 1127-2 for contracts for the supply of goods or the provision of services whic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts carried out as part of experimental programmes

Article R2172-33

…works resulting from projects selected by the State as part of a national public research, testing and experimentation programme, the purchaser may award project management or works contracts for som…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts carried out as part of experimental programmes

Article R2172-34

…e, after publication of a contract notice. An experimental protocol is signed between the purchaser and the public body responsible for the national programme.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-35

The purpose of the specific project studies is:1° To define in detail the architectural and technical requirements based on the studies of the economic operator responsible for the works or the suppli…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-33

The pre-project and project elements for the public contracts concerned are replaced or supplemented as necessary by the specific elements mentioned in articles R. 2431-34 and R. 2431-35.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-32

…ion takes place either at the end of the preliminary or final design studies for new building works and for building and infrastructure refurbishment projects, or at the end of the preliminary studies…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-34

…pplier of industrial products, ensuring that it is compatible with the constraints of the programme and that it is accompanied by all the necessary justifications and technical opinions;2° To adopt th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-33

…ion licence requested either by the patent holder or by the holder of this licence shall be decided and published in accordance with the procedure prescribed for the grant of the said licence. If they…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-30

…lication is notified by the Minister responsible for industrial property to the owner of the patent and, where applicable, to the licensees of the said patent. The latter shall have a period of two mo…

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