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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L7123-12

I. - Unless the Assembly of French Guiana objects under the conditions set out in article L. 7123-6, the standing committee deliberates on:1° Authorise procedures for works, supply and service contrac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-3

After a marketing authorisation has been granted, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may require the marketing authorisation holder to carr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-6

I.-A proprietary veterinary medicinal product may be imported in parallel with a view to being placed on the market in France if it meets the following conditions: 1° It comes from another Member Stat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-9

I. - In the case of the sale of an original graphic or plastic work at public auction, the art market professional responsible for the payment of droit de suite is, as the case may be, the voluntary s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-28

…d nosings of the steps must not be at a sharp angle. The tread of the steps must not be less than 0.25 metres; their height must not exceed 0.20 metres for steps immersed in less than one metre of wat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-8

The purchaser may award, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, a contract for the additional purchase of supplies performed by the contract holder and intended either as a partial replac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-3

The rate of fees charged to occupancy permit holders or other forms of contribution by market users to the operation of the market shall be established by the manager and approved by the prefect. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article D632-5

The following market infrastructures are subject to the provisions of Article L. 632-17 :1° Market undertakings that manage a regulated market as defined in Article L. 421-1, or a multilateral trading…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-153

Estimates and contracts (numbers 153 and 154 of table 5) give rise, to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of estimates and sales contracts, according to the following scale:Base scale…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by public law

Article L2197-6

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of article 2060 of the Civil Code, recourse to arbitration for the settlement of disputes between public entities and their co-contractors in the…

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