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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-30

…et out in II of article R. 214-32-29, a general purpose investment fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equities and debt securities of a single issuer where, in accordance with the fund rules o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 505

…instruments not admitted to trading on a regulated market may only be given after an investigation has been carried out by a technician or the opinion of at least two qualified professionals has been…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Invitation to selected candidates

Article R2344-10

In the case of a formalised procedure, the invitation shall include at least the following information:1° The reference of the published call for tenders;2° The closing date for receipt of tenders, th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Grouping of orders

Article L2113-7

…defines the operating rules of the consortium. It may entrust one or more of its members with the task of carrying out all or part of the procedure for awarding or performing the contract in the name…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Identification and role of the project manager in global contracts

Article L2171-7

…responsible for the design of this work and for monitoring its completion. For building works, the task entrusted to the project management team includes the elements of the task defined in article L.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Abnormally low bids from subcontractors

Article L2193-9

If, after verification of the evidence provided by the tenderer or the contract holder, the purchaser establishes that the amount of the subcontracted services is abnormally low, he shall reject the t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of participation

Article L2342-2

The purchaser may refuse to accept an economic operator who, having regard in particular to the geographical location outside the territory of the European Union of the tools, materials, technical equ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-4

…ch the special nature of the techniques, the small number of candidates with the required skills, reasons of secrecy or reasons of imperative urgency or crisis do not make it possible to call for comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-18

The town council's decisions concerning the creation, transfer or abolition of municipal market halls or markets are taken after consultation with the professional organisations concerned, which have…

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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 R2393-29

…of services for an amount greater than that indicated in the contract or the special act, he shall ask the purchaser, without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section 1 relating to acceptance of th…

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