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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-8

When the contractor is unable to execute all or part of a purchase order or contract, in particular when it demonstrates that it does not have sufficient resources or that mobilising them would place…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7

Within a market undertaking, the following persons shall be of sufficiently good repute and possess the knowledge, skills and experience necessary for the performance of their duties: 1° Members of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-2-2

Without prejudice to any criminal proceedings that may be brought, where a veterinary medicinal product is placed on the market or used without having obtained the prior authorisation or registration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R761-6

If the financial operation of the market shows or is likely to show a serious imbalance, the prefect responsible for policing the market may give formal notice to the operator to take the necessary me…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-5

…he Convention relating to the Statute of the International Criminal Court signed in Rome on 18 July 1998, the liberty and custody judge may, until the person's appearance before the investigating cham…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L752-15

…no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to safeguard, receivership or compu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L753-15

…no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 330-4Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to safeguard, receivership or compu…

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

Article R2172-34

These contracts are concluded following a competitive tendering procedure in accordance with the provisions of this book, limited to economic operators chosen from among those whose projects have been…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-1

The contracting authority shall draw up a report presenting the procedure for awarding contracts and dynamic purchasing systems meeting a need whose value is equal to or greater than the European thre…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Signing the contract

Article R2182-1

For contracts awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure, a minimum period of eleven days must be observed between the date on which the notification provided for in articles R. 2181-1 and R. 2…

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