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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

…30 June 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 June in 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the aid allocated in application of articles 916-25 to 916-33 as well as the amount…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2172-8

A contract for the decoration of public buildings is awarded under the conditions set out in this paragraph when the following two conditions are met:1° It involves the commissioning of one or more ar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information retained by contracting entities

Article R2184-8

The contracting entity shall also keep the following information: 1° The reasons for awarding a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering; 2° The reasons why it did not allocate the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-8

The purchaser may increase the amount of the advance payment above 30% of the amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of article R. 2191-7. In this case, it may make payment conditional up…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

The contract may be modified where the amount of the modification is less than the European thresholds set out in the notice annexed to this code and less than 10% of the amount of the initial contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2193-8

Any change during the performance of the contract in the allocation of services between the contractor and the subcontractors paid directly or between the subcontractors themselves requires the modifi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Appointment of members of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-8

The chairman and vice-chairman of the national committee and the chairmen and vice-chairmen of the local committees are appointed by order of the Minister for the Economy on the recommendation of the…

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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 Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-8

The procedures for organising and operating the expert body referred to in Article R. 2212-7 are set out in Decree no. 2016-522 of 27 April 2016 on the infrastructure financing support mission.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Use of ecolabels

Article R2311-8

Where the performance or functional requirements include environmental characteristics, these may be defined by reference to all or part of an ecolabel, provided that:1° That the ecolabel is appropria…

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