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Showing 68516860 of 24560 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2011 – no. 10-19.902

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-4

…f: 1° They have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or have…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

…sons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code or who…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45

…contravenes the instructions provided by the technical organiser in accordance with article R. 331-21 and who implements the safety measures laid down pursuant to article R. 331-26 is liable to a fou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-2

…ent must attach a power of attorney which extends, subject to the provisions of the Articles R. 712-21 and R. 714-1 and unless otherwise stipulated, to all documents and the receipt of all notificatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-1

…re sent to his home address. However, in the case of a traffic offence or an offence under Article R211-21-5 of the Insurance Code, these documents are left on the vehicle or, if this is not possible,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…ual insurance companies or unions for supplementary professional retirement mentioned in article L. 214-1 of the Mutual Insurance Code; 2° sexies Institutions for supplementary professional retirement…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D2192-2

…ormation laid down by legislative or regulatory provisions, the invoices referred to in articles L. 2192-1 to L. 2192-3 include the following information: 1° The date of issue of the invoice ; 2° The…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D3133-2

…to each establishment concerned or, failing this, to each person in application of article R. 123-221 of the French Commercial Code. For issuers who do not have the identity number mentioned in the p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-5

The bodies referred to in 2° and 3° of article L. 131-3 elect representatives from among their members to the governing bodies of the sports federation under the conditions laid down in its articles o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article R311-6

…one year, to no longer comply with the conditions of its authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-10 for undertakings authorised in insurance, in Article L. 321-10-1 for undertakings authorised i…

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