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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to advances, guarantees and termination indemnities

Article R2192-25

…demand guarantee or a personal and joint surety is required, the time limit for payment of the advance may not run before receipt of this guarantee or surety.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to subcontractors benefiting from direct payment

Article R2192-23

…uthorities and their public establishments, the period for payment by the subcontractor runs from receipt by the contracting authority of the agreement, total or partial, of the holder of a contract t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to advances, guarantees and termination indemnities

Article R2192-26

…payment of this indemnity runs from the date on which the amount of the indemnity is determined, once the decision to terminate the contract has been notified.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-23

…emerger shall be submitted to the meetings of bondholders of the company being demerged, in accordance with the provisions of 3° of I of Article L. 228-65, unless the said bondholders are offered the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-21

Article L. 236-9 I is applicable to demergers carried out solely between sociétés par actions. Articles L. 236-10 and L. 236-11 are applicable to the demergers referred to in Article L. 236-20. Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-25

The companies receiving the contributions resulting from the demerger are jointly and severally liable to the bondholders and non-bondholders of the demerged company, in place of the latter, without t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-26

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 236-25, it may be stipulated that the companies benefiting from the demerger will only be liable for that part of the liabilities of the demerged compan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-22

…he companies which are disappearing may act as of right as founders of the new companies and the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions governing limited liability companies. In all case…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-20

…and sociétés à responsabilité limitée are subject to the provisions of this sub-section, with the exception of the first paragraph of Article L. 236-21, as well as those of sub-section 1 of this secti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article L4424-21

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is responsible for the construction, development, maintenance and management of the roadway classified as a national road.The roadway classified as a national r…

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