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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-4

Local committees hear disputes relating to contracts awarded by : 1° Local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments; 2° Decentralised State departments; 3° Departments and bodies wi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-1

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering if only irregular tenders, as defined in article L. 2152-2, or only unacceptable tenders, as defined in article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L6333-4

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is authorised to conduct procedures for the award of public contracts meeting its needs for the implementation of the personal training account, to conclude thes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-23

By way of derogation from Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest, in accordance with the principle of risk spreading, up to 100% of its assets in different eligible financial securities and money marke…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Common provisions

Article D420-4

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall immediately inform the authorities of the other Member States of the European Union and of the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R54-10-4

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on registration applications submitted pursuant to Article L. 54-10-3 shall be deemed to constitute a decision of acceptance is six months from the dat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68-1

When the application for early access authorisation concerns a medicinal product composed, in whole or in part, of genetically modified organisms, the holder of the exploitation rights, or his authori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-117

The proprietary medicinal product for which parallel import authorisation is sought may differ from the proprietary medicinal product which has already obtained marketing authorisation in France, as r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Formalising requirements through technical specifications

Article L2111-2

The works, supplies or services to be provided under the public contract are defined by reference to technical specifications.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title III: PRIVATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Article L2430-1

The provisions of this Title apply to public works contracts concluded with an economic operator governed by private law.

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