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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D532-40

A company from a third country within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 532-47 of this Code is not required to establish a branch in France if, without providing any other investment service mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-6

Generic groups without a reference medicinal product, as provided for in Article L. 5121-1, are created in the register of generic groups by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products.

Article R5437-1

The person responsible for placing a tattoo product on the market is liable to a fifth-class fine: 1° Placing on the market, free of charge or against payment, a tattooing product whose composition do…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-5

The purchaser may use a central purchasing body located in another Member State of the European Union, provided that this choice has not been made with the aim of evading the application of national p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Groups of economic operators and subcontractors

Article L2141-14

…or exclusion exist is presented at the stage of the procedure for the award of a contract, the purchaser shall require him to be replaced by another economic operator who is not the subject of grounds…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of participation

Article L2142-1

The purchaser may not impose on candidates conditions for participation in the award procedure other than those ensuring that they have the ability to pursue the professional activity, the economic an…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance and approval procedures

Article L2193-5

…rformance of the contract, the contractor must submit a special subcontracting document to the purchaser.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation to occupy the public domain

Article L2213-10

…o occupy this domain for its duration. Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract, the contractor has rights in rem over the works and equipment it builds. These rights confer on it the prerogatives…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Subcontracting

Article L2193-2

…ed a subcontractor, the performance of part of the services of the contract concluded with the purchaser.The subcontractor is considered to be the main contractor with regard to its own subcontractors…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-15

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may require tenders to be accompanied by samples, mock-ups or prototypes as well as any document enabling the tender to be assessed. Where such requests in…

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