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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-8

For new housing developments, the preliminary design and final design studies may be carried out in a single design phase.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Market development

Article R2152-13

The purchaser and the successful tenderer may finalise the components of the contract before it is signed. However, this finalisation may not have the effect of modifying the substantial characteristi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Reserving markets

Article R2313-3

Where the purchaser reserves a contract or parts of a contract for economic operators who employ disabled workers, the invitation to tender shall refer to Article L. 2113-12.The minimum proportion ref…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Market development

Article R2352-9

The provisions of article R. 2152-13 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-1

…ation of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) N…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-2

…or means of protection that do not comply with safety obligations and all or some of the technical rules that must be met by each type of work equipment and means of protection from being subjected t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L762-10

…the territory of the French Republic and whose shares are admitted to trading on a French regulated market or on a market for financial instruments admitting shares to trading that may be held in an a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Monitoring the completion of the work

Article D2171-13

The project management team is responsible for monitoring the execution of the works and, where appropriate, for supervising them.The purpose of monitoring the execution of the works is, firstly, to e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4

The design and construction obligations for the placing on the market of "machinery" apply to work equipment designated below by the word "machinery" and included in the list below: 1° Machinery; 2° I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-3

…ty component is a component: 1° Which serves to ensure a safety function; 2° Which is placed on the market in isolation; 3° Whose failure or malfunction endangers the safety of persons; 4° Which is no…

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