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Showing 29212930 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-2

…not been definitively entered on the list of claims, within the period provided for in Article L. 624-1, may apply to be relieved of the foreclosure provided for in the fourth paragraph of article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-7

…articles R. 519-8 and R. 519-9 are deemed to have the professional skills set out in article L. 314-24 of the Consumer Code, under conditions set out by decree.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article R561-36

I. - For the purposes of Article L. 561-24, the TRACFIN department shall notify the person designated under I of Article R. 561-23 in writing, directly and by any means, of its opposition to the execu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article R613-39

…disciplinary proceedings against an electronic money institution referred to in I of Article L. 526-24 acting under the freedom of establishment, it shall send the competent authorities of the home St…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-7

…e for exemption from contributions and entitlement to benefits under Articles L. 161-1-1 and L. 161-24 of the Social Security Code: 1° Persons deprived of employment receiving the unemployment insuran…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Grouping of orders

Article L2113-7

The agreement setting up the consortium, signed by its members, 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 th…

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

Article L2171-7

…sk entrusted to the project management team includes the elements of the task defined in article L. 2431-1 adapted to the specific nature of global contracts, in accordance with the conditions laid do…

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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

The obligations laid down in this section apply to contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments for which the special nature of the techniques, the small number of candidates with the…

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