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Showing 56915700 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Forgery

Article 642

…forged is in a public depository or has been drawn up in a public depository, the public prosecutor may go to that depository to carry out any necessary examinations and verifications. The public pros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title V: Judges' rules

Article 657

…court or to different courts, are simultaneously seised of the same offence, the public prosecutor may, in the interests of the proper administration of justice, request one of the judges to relinqui…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deeds and transfers other than transfers by death

Article 655

Wills made in foreign countries may not be executed on property situated in France, unless they have been registered with the tax office of the testator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-6

…d by a general officer of the marine officer corps. The battalion commander has deputies to whom he may delegate his signature within the limits of their respective attributions. The Marseille marine…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-6

Habilitation may relate to:- one or more of the acts that the guardian has the power to perform, alone or with authorisation, on the property of the person concerned;- one or more acts relating to the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-64

During each phase of an electronic auction the purchaser shall instantaneously communicate to all tenderers information enabling them to ascertain their respective rankings at any time. It may also an…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-65

…here the purchaser intends to close the auction in accordance with the provisions of 3°, where applicable in combination with the procedures laid down in 2°, the invitation to participate shall indica…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-66

Once the electronic auction is closed, the contract is awarded on the basis of the results of the auction and subject to compliance with the provisions of articles R. 2152-3 to R. 2152-5.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-61

All tenderers who have submitted tenders which have not been rejected as inappropriate, irregular or unacceptable shall be invited simultaneously by electronic means to participate in the electronic a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-63

The electronic auction may take place in several successive phases. It may not begin less than two working days after the date on which the invitations are sent out.

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