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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct payment of the subcontractor

Article L2193-11

A direct subcontractor of the contractor who has been accepted and whose payment conditions have been approved by the purchaser shall be paid directly by the purchaser for the part of the contract for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contract notices for certain contracts awarded under an adapted procedure

Article R2131-13

For their contracts awarded using an adapted procedure, purchasers other than those mentioned in article R. 2131-12 are free to choose the advertising methods best suited to the characteristics of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-57

The electronic auction shall relate to:1° Either solely to price when the contract is awarded on the basis of this criterion alone;2° Or to price or to other quantifiable elements indicated in the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Other guidelines

Article R5213-87

When the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées (Commission for the Rights and Independence of Disabled People) considers a move to the labour market or to a work-assisted e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-2

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where, in the cases defined below, either no applications or no tenders have been submitted within the prescribed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-40

…IFM may submit a request to the AMF to change its reference Member State.III. - If the Autorité des marchés financiers disagrees with the AIFM's designation of its new Member State of reference pursua…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-19

If the shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the sale price is determined on the basis of stock market prices. The decision setting the subscription date is taken by the Board of Direc…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-27

I.- Regular, acceptable and appropriate tenders, which have not been rejected pursuant to article R. 4122-4-26, are ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria. II - The contract is awar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-3

The manager of a market of national interest sends the following activity and financial reports to the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation on whose territory the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-5

…al basis, service providers established in France may apply for authorisation from the Autorité des marchés financiers, under conditions laid down by decree. Approved service providers must at all tim…

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