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Showing 11511160 of 47383 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 2012 n° 11-13.176 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 December 1996 · Cass. com. 18 February 1997 · Cass. com. 19 March 2013 n° 11-26.566 · Cass. 3e civ. 28 February 2012 n° 11-10.705

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to subsequent contracts

Article R2162-11

For contracting entities, subsequent contracts are awarded on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory rules or criteria defined in the framework agreement, which may include reopening competitio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Imprest accounts (R).

Article R1617-11

…remuneration of staff paid on an hourly or sessional basis and the related social security charges; 3° In respect of the month during which the staff enter or leave the service of local authorities, t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Filing at the registry of the conditions of sale and the mortgage statement

Article R322-11

…L. 322-6 relating to the amount of the upset price, the stipulations of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Appointment of members of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-11

…he local committees, are drawn up by the prefect designated by the order referred to in article R. 2197-3, on the proposal of the authorities to which they report.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for victims of violence and offences committed within a couple or within the family

Article D1-11

…tion is used for any offence committed within a couple and falling within the scope of the article 132-80 of the Penal Code, the victim may ask the public prosecutor to provide him/her as soon as poss…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2193-11

The subcontractor entitled to direct payment shall send his request for payment to the contract holder, by any means that enables receipt and date to be determined, or deposit it with the contract hol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article R822-111

…cières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes constituées sur le fondement de l'Article 31-1 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…unds for refusing recognition and for refusal of recognition respectively made pursuant to Articles 30 and 40 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recog…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article L133-11

…benefit from tourism, under the conditions referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 2334-7 of the General Local Authorities Code, in its version prior to article 150 of law no. 2015-178…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Election and voting

Article R6352-11

The director of the training organisation is responsible for organising the ballot. He/she shall ensure that it runs smoothly.

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