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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article R322-14

The court decision authorising or ordering the sale under articles L. 322-14 and L. 322-15 is included in the minutes of the sale.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-14

…thorisation may only be granted for facilities that meet the conditions set out in articles R. 6322-15 to R. 6322-29.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation of the price variation clause

Article R2191-27

Where the contract includes a price variation clause, the final value of the references used for the application of this clause shall be assessed at the latest on the date of performance of the servic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to the State, its public establishments and unauthorised purchasers

Article R2223-2

A partnership contract may only be signed for a public establishment of the State with the agreement of the ministers responsible for the budget and the economy and the minister responsible for the es…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-2

…or permanently from exercising an activity or service, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or pursuant to a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de Bou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations.

Article D452-2

…or permanent ban on exercising an activity or service, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or under a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-1

…stake current account advances at market prices and under the conditions provided for in article L. 1522-5 of this code. By way of derogation from the conditions laid down in the same article L. 1522-…

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

Article R761-13

The market is closed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-30

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is responsible for the administration of the fire and rescue service. In this capacity, he prepares and executes the deliberations of the Board of Directors. He…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-33

…withstanding article L. 214-24-48, this demerger is not subject to the approval of the Autorité des marchés financiers, but must be notified to it without delay. Each shareholder shall receive a numbe…

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