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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Control of legality of public contracts

Article R2131-6

Amendments to public contracts are forwarded to the prefect or sub-prefect accompanied, where appropriate, by the deliberations authorising them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-25

…or is notified of the decision. The notification letter reproduces the provisions of article L. 611-13 and articles R. 611-27 and R. 611-28. The conciliator shall inform the president of the court of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L743-14

…der no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of 17 December 2007 L. 221-38 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 232-1 Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 II.For the application of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L742-14

…der no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010 L. 221-37 Act no. 2007-1774 of 17 December 2007 L. 221-38 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 232-1Order no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 II.For the application of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-8

…ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LEUR RÉDACTION R. 314-1, R. 314-2, R. 314-3 with the exception of its last paragraph, R. 314-4 with the exception of its 5°, R. 314-5 with the exception of its 1°, R. 314-…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-2

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering where, in the cases defined below, either no applications or no tenders have been submitted within the prescribed…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Prices

Article L2112-6

The price or the way in which it is set and, where applicable, the way in which it changes are defined by the market under the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-3

…uthority referred to in paragraph 5 of Article 6, paragraph 3 of Article 11, paragraph 5 of Article 13 and Articles 23 to 30 of the same regulation is the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

…shment to include such operations, without first making the declaration provided for in Article L. 5131-2 to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-11

…r performed. II.-The National Councils may also conclude contracts at a provisional price. In this case, the clauses of the contracts specify: 1° The conditions under which the definitive price will b…

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