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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article R2223-4

Prior to authorising the signing of the partnership contract, the local authority or local public body concerned may request the opinion of the expert body referred to in article R. 2212-7 on the draf…

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

Article R2322-1

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering if only irregular tenders, as defined in article L. 2152-2, or only unacceptable tenders, as defined in article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-6

The members of the grouping are liable for its debts out of their own assets. However, a new member may, if the contract so permits, be exempted from debts arising prior to its entry into the grouping…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-2

Sales of goods after judicial liquidation are made in accordance with Articles L. 642-19 et seq. They may be conducted by the ministry of judicial auctioneers, notaries or bailiffs when they take plac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L320-2

Public auctions are sales involving a third party, acting as agent for the owner or his representative, to offer and award an item to the highest bidder following a competitive bidding process that is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-8-1

Decisions taken by the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority pursuant to Article L. 463-4 to refuse protection of business secrecy or to lift the protection granted may be the subject of an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-14

Subject to the application of the provisions of Article L. 722-15, no person may be appointed to exercise the functions of juge-commissaire under the conditions provided for in Book VI unless he has e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-1-1

The practice of the profession of statutory auditor consists in the performance, by the statutory auditor, of statutory audit assignments and other assignments entrusted to it by law or regulation. A…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article R521-2

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 521-4 shall be ordered by the president of the judicial court with jurisdiction to hear the case on the merits. The president may a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Powers of investigation

Article L512-65

Where the order referred to in Article L. 512-52 concerns the investigation of breaches of the provisions of Book IV, the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction shall be informed by the compe…

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