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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Global performance contract

Article L2171-3

A comprehensive performance contract combines operation or maintenance with the provision or design and implementation of services to meet quantified performance targets. These targets are defined in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-5

Where a contract should not have been awarded to an economic operator on the grounds of a serious breach of the obligations laid down by European Union procurement law which has been recognised by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Public buy-out offers and squeeze-out

Article L433-4

I. - The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers sets the conditions applicable to the offer and squeeze-out procedures in the following cases:1° When the majority shareholder(s) of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-32

The application referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 352-7 shall be made if the following conditions are met:a) It is unlikely that insurance or reinsurance undertakings representing a sig…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of subcontracting after notification of the public contract

Article R2193-3

When the declaration of subcontracting is made after notification of the contract, the contractor shall submit to the purchaser, against receipt or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-2

For the application of the provisions of sub-sections 1 to 3, the following are not considered to be sub-contractors: 1° Members of the same grouping in relation to each other; 2° Economic operators o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-1-2

In the absence of the authorisation or compassionate prescribing framework mentioned in article L. 5121-12-1 for the indication in question, a medicinal product may only be prescribed in a manner that…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-13

In its response to the referral provided for in Article R. 761-12, the manager of the national interest market shall inform the prefect whether or not it has surfaces and facilities corresponding to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R532-24

…on provided for in 1°, 2°, 5° and 6° of II of Article D. 532-20. At the request of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the portfolio management company must also provide all the information and expla…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Contracts comprising severable services

Article L1311-1

Where a purchaser decides to conclude a single contract intended to satisfy objectively separable needs which, on the one hand, are covered by the ordinary law on contracts set out in Book I of Part T…

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