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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Shelf life

Article R2184-12

The purchaser shall keep the applications and tenders as well as the documents relating to the award procedure for a minimum period of five years from the date of signature of the contract.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article R2196-12

…s who have knowledge in any capacity whatsoever of information gathered about undertakings pursuant to this section shall be bound by professional secrecy and, where applicable, by the rules relating…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2193-12

…een days from the date of receipt or the acknowledgement of receipt mentioned in article R. 2193-11 to give his agreement or notify a refusal, on the one hand, to the subcontractor and, on the other h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-12

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-12

…e sur la valeur ajoutée, en application de l'article 275 of the General Tax Code, of goods intended to be delivered as such outside the European Union may not exceed ninety days after the date of issu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-12

…the drawer or with previous bearers, unless the bearer, in acquiring the bill, has acted knowingly to the detriment of the debtor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-12

A decree in the Council of State shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this book.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-12

The opening of safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings automatically terminates the agreement recorded or approved pursuant to Article L. 611-8. In this case, the creditors recov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-12

Goods may be claimed if they exist in kind, in whole or in part, where the sale was rescinded prior to the judgment initiating the proceedings either by a court decision or by the operation of an acqu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-12

…pening of the proceedings have disappeared, the court shall terminate them at the request of the debtor. It shall rule in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth paragraph of Article L.…

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