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Showing 39413950 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Public contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L2514-2

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded by a contracting entity for the purchase of energy or fuels intended for the production of energy, when this entity carries out one of the activities…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the public contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article L2521-5

The public contracts mentioned in Chapters I to IV of Title I of this Book are subject to the rules on electronic invoicing set out in Section 1 of Chapter II of Title IX of Book I of this Part.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-58

The purchaser who decides to use an electronic auction shall mention it in the contract notice, in the invitation to confirm interest or, where the call for competition was made by means of a notice o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-32

The Articles of Association of companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may not provide, on first call, for a higher quorum for meetings of their Ordinary General Meeting t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-25

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the supervisory board shall determine, if it so wishes, the remuneration of its chairman and vice-chairman elected pursuant to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts

Article R2371-4

Where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the formal procedure thresholds, purchasers shall award design-build or performance contracts in accordance with one of the pro…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to other public contracts with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article R2521-2

The public contracts referred to in Articles L. 2511-1 to L. 2515-1 are subject to the rules relating to payment periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter II of Title IX of Book I and in Article R. 2112…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-4

Tattoo products placed on the market must not harm human health when applied under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, taking into account, in particular, the presentation of the produ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article R330-1

The list of interbank settlement systems and systems for the settlement and delivery of financial instruments notified to the European Securities and Markets Authority by the Minister responsible for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Valuation of securities.

Article D3324-19

When the securities are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, the price at which the securities are allocated is determined in accordance with the methods defined in Article L. 3332-20, witho…

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