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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Arrangements for repayment of the advance

Article R2191-11

Repayment of the advance is deducted from the sums due to the contractor, at a rate and in accordance with the procedures laid down in the terms of the contract, by deduction from the sums due by way…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition, approval or authorisation of the manager

Article D425-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority of any authorisation granted to an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-61

Under the conditions and according to the thresholds set by the document provided for in Article A. 211-63-1, with regard to the quality of budgetary internal control: The following are subject to app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-4

…securities registered in a shared electronic record-keeping device pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infras…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-14

…ion of the list drawn up by the European Commission in application of Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC, a herbal medicinal product which is the subject of a marketing authorisation now falls wholly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-27

…itional information required to examine the application. The period provided for inarticle R. 5141-28 is then suspended until receipt of the information requested.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-5

Tenderers for a contract mentioned in article L. 2196-4 and negotiated without prior advertising or competitive tendering by the State or its public establishments, shall provide the purchaser, if the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-128

The proprietary medicinal product benefiting from a parallel import authorisation is subject to the provisions of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary medicinal product which obtained the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

…ithout prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps, a seller of financial instr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Verification procedures

Article R2144-4

The purchaser may require only the candidate to whom it is intended to award the contract to provide evidence that he does not fall within a ground for exclusion from the contract award procedure.

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