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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3321-1

…her" is deleted;2° In article L. 3114-9, the words "within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises" ar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2391-8

In the case of a contract with instalments, an advance is paid to the contractor for each instalment completed under the conditions set out in sub-section 1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by public law

Article L2197-6

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of article 2060 of the Civil Code, recourse to arbitration for the settlement of disputes between public entities and their co-contractors in the…

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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 Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-19

The regional prefect shall delimit the zones mentioned in articles L. 3132-25 and L. 3132-25-1 by decree. When a zone is located in the territory of more than one region, the regional prefects concern…

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L775-42

…573-8 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 573-9 order no. 2005-429 of 6 May 2005 L. 573-10 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 573-11 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 573-12 order no. 2021-1735 of…

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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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