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Showing 40614070 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions from communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the Corsican local authority to the budget for fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-83

…out, on behalf of and at the request of one of the public establishments mentioned in Article L. 1424-77, the maintenance of all of its equipment.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 5: Special provisions for the seizure of standing crops

Article R221-60

The sale is announced by posters posted at the town hall and at the market nearest to the place where the crops are located. The notices shall state the date, time and place of the sale and indicate t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article L2212-1

Before deciding to use a partnership contract, the purchaser must carry out an evaluation comparing the various possible methods of carrying out the project. This assessment includes a full-cost analy…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-2

A central purchasing body is a buyer or a public body in the European Union whose purpose is to carry out one of the following centralised purchasing activities:1° The acquisition of defence or securi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Other contracts

Article L2512-4

The rules laid down in Title II shall apply to public service contracts concluded with a purchaser subject to this Part where the latter enjoys an exclusive right by virtue of a provision adopted by l…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Project management assistance

Article L2422-2

The project owner may award public contracts for project management assistance relating to one or more specialised areas, in particular relating to all or part of the preparation of the programme, the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Firm prices

Article R2112-12

In contracts with instalments, the price of each instalment may be discounted under the conditions set out in articles R. 2112-10 and R. 2112-11. This discounting is carried out on the basis of the ec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for acceptance

Article R2151-3

Where tenders can only be submitted following a visit to the place where the contract is to be performed or after on-the-spot consultation of additional documents, the time limits for the receipt of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-6

Subsequent contracts and purchase orders shall be concluded or issued between the purchasers identified for this purpose in the notice of call for competition, in the invitation to confirm interest or…

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

Article R2322-7

The purchaser may award, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, a contract for products manufactured solely for research and development purposes, with the exception of quantity productio…

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