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Showing 37013710 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-7

The conceding authority may exclude from the procedure for awarding a concession contract those persons who, during the previous three years, have had to pay damages, have been sanctioned by terminati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-7

…ract is less than or equal to twelve months, the amount of the advance payment is set at between 5% and 30% of the initial amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes.Where the term of the contract…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions concerning the content of award notices

Article R2183-7

For research and development service contracts awarded by a contracting entity, the information concerning the nature and quantity of the services may be limited: 1° To the words "research and develop…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Rights management

Article R321-7

…organisation pursuant to article L. 324-17 is the subject of an agreement between the organisation and the beneficiary. This agreement sets out the conditions for use of the assistance provided and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-7

The President or the Vice-Presidents delegated by the President who, in order to carry out their mandate, have ceased their professional activity benefit, if they are employees, from the provisions of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article L7227-7

…President or Vice-Presidents of the Assembly of Martinique, the President of the Executive Council and the Executive Councillors who, in order to exercise their mandate, have ceased to exercise their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-7

The financial assistance is exempt from income tax for beneficiaries. It is not taken into account in the amount of expenditure to be taken into account for the tax credit mentioned in article 199 sex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-7

…for each of the unfilled seats, down to the last. In the event that two lists have the same average and only one seat remains to be filled, it is awarded to the list that has obtained the greatest num…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-78

The receipt or closure of a guardianship account, by separate deed (number 34 in table 5) gives rise, provided that the deed does not contain an agreement entitling the parties to proportional fees, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-76

…to the collection of a fee proportional to the capital formed by twenty times the perpetual annuity and ten times the life annuity, according to the following scale:Tranches of basis Applicable rate 0…

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