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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R522-3

If the debtor was not present at the seizure, a copy of the document is served on him, giving him eight days to inform the bailiff of any previous seizures and to provide him with the minutes.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L2112-3

…e cycle is the set of successive or interdependent stages, including research and development to be carried out, production, marketing and its conditions, transport, use and maintenance, throughout th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-3

…edure governed by foreign law;2° Who, on the date on which the purchaser decides whether their application is admissible, are subject to a personal bankruptcy order or a management ban pursuant to art…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-3

A purchaser who has recourse to a central purchasing body shall be deemed to have complied with its advertising and competitive tendering obligations, provided that the central purchasing body complie…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-3

…security of information, unless they have fully complied with any court decisions against them and can demonstrate, by any means, that their professional integrity can no longer be called into questi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Authorised buyers

Article L2211-3

The State may enter into a partnership contract on behalf of an unauthorised purchaser, provided that:1° The ministry responsible has examined the project;2° The operation is sustainable in terms of i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L2511-3

…tity, a control similar to that which they exercise over their own departments; 2° The legal person carries out more than 80% of its activity within the framework of tasks entrusted to it by the contr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-3

…law;2° Who, on the date on which the granting authority decides on the admissibility of their application, are subject to a personal bankruptcy order or a management ban pursuant to articles L. 653-1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-3

…tity, a control similar to that which they exercise over their own departments; 2° The legal person carries out more than 80% of its activity within the framework of tasks entrusted to it by the contr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article R2112-3

Where the contract refers to general documents, it shall include, where appropriate, an indication of the articles of these documents from which it derogates.

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