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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R523-6

If the third party's declaration is not contested before the act of conversion, it is deemed to be accurate for the sole purpose of the attachment.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Abnormally low tenders

Article L2152-6

The purchaser shall implement all means enabling it to detect abnormally low tenders.If a tender appears to be abnormally low, the purchaser shall require the economic operator to provide details and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acceptance and approval procedures

Article L2193-6

The conditions for acceptance of the subcontractor and approval of its terms of payment by the purchaser are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to relations between the holder and its suppliers

Article L2232-6

At the request of any service provider called upon to perform the contract, the contractor shall provide a bond with a financial institution in order to guarantee payment of the sums due to the servic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L3133-6

A shared solution, made available by the State and known as the "public invoicing portal", enables invoices to be submitted, received and transmitted in electronic form. For the implementation of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Entrance fees, charges and tariffs

Article L3114-6

The contract determines the tariffs to be paid by users and specifies the impact on these tariffs of the parameters or indices that determine their evolution.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the concession contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to public passenger transport services by rail

Article L3221-6

For the amicable settlement of disputes between the parties to a concession contract referred to in this Book, the provisions of Chapter VII of Title III of Book I shall apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Applicable rules

Article R2123-6

Where the procedure expressly refers to one of the formalised procedures, the purchaser is obliged to apply that procedure in its entirety.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery terms

Article R2151-6

The tenderer must submit his tender in a single submission. If several tenders are successively submitted by the same tenderer, only the last tender received by the purchaser within the deadline set f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Choice of award criteria

Article R2152-6

Regular, acceptable and appropriate tenders, which have not been rejected pursuant to articles R. 2152-3 to R. 2152-5 and R. 2153-3, are ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria.

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