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Showing 25312540 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Duration

Article L2112-5

The duration of the contract is defined taking into account the nature of the services and the need for periodic competitive tendering, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, subj…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Duration

Article R2112-4

A contract may provide for one or more renewals, provided that its characteristics remain unchanged and that the competitive tendering process has been carried out taking into account its total durati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to the State, its public establishments and unauthorised purchasers

Article R2223-1

A partnership contract may only be signed by the State with the agreement of the ministers responsible for the budget and the economy.Their agreement is deemed to have been reached in the absence of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article R761-3

The municipalities or public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation on whose territory the market is located shall themselves determine, or delegate to the region the power to determine, the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-10

…intermediary, the account holders are exempted from the declaration provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Commercial Code. The juge commissaire is informed of the result of the verification carrie…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 124

1. The quantities of goods in respect of which the prescribed obligations have not been fulfilled shall be liable to the duties and taxes in force on the date of registration of the acquits-à-caution…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to securitisation companies

Article L214-177

When the articles of association of the securitisation company provide for the use of forward financial instruments to expose the company, or for the sale of receivables that are not due or for which…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2711-5

Public contracts that come to an end during the period of exceptional circumstances may be extended by amendment beyond the term stipulated in the contract if it is not possible to organise a competit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Monitoring the completion of the work

Article D2171-13

The project management team is responsible for monitoring the execution of the works and, where appropriate, for supervising them.The purpose of monitoring the execution of the works is, firstly, to e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable in the event of termination of the contract

Article R2191-30

In the event of total or partial termination of the contract, the parties may agree, without waiting for the final settlement of the balance, on an amount of debts and receivables, excluding any compe…

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