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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for the award of specific contracts concluded on the basis of a dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-51

The specific contract shall be awarded to the tenderer who has submitted the most economically advantageous tender on the basis of the award criteria set out in the contract notice or, where the call…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-24

If the National Council uses the tender procedure, it cannot negotiate with the tenderers. It may only ask them to specify the content of their tender. Where the national council uses the procedure wi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Adjustable prices

Article R2112-13

A reviewable price is a price which may be modified, under the conditions set out in this article, to take account of economic variations.A contract is concluded at a reviewable price where the partie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all national interest markets.

Article R761-17

Each market has internal regulations drawn up by the manager and approved by the prefect responsible for policing the market. The internal regulations provide in particular: 1° The hours of sale for e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Notice.

Article R5141-78

…the withdrawal period, even if this is zero; 9° The expiry date; 10° Storage precautions, if any; 11° Special precautions for disposing of unused medicated feed or waste; 12° Any other information r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-14

When the performance of a defence or security contract involves, requires or includes information or media protected or classified in the interests of national security, the purchaser shall request, i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Contract reference value.

Article A131-2

…sheet after allocation of profits and revaluation of properties, in accordance with article R. 343-11 d.However, for the valuation of the guaranteed capital or annuity between two balance sheets, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-3

…ember 2009. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 5 of Article 6, paragraph 3 of Article 11, paragraph 5 of Article 13 and Articles 23 to 30 of the same regulation is the Agence nationale d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-20

…e sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers within five working days of receipt. The Autorité des marchés financiers shall su…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-21

…e exception of that which they have collected or exchanged pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002, as amended, on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in…

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