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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2343-10

Where the competent authorities of the candidate's country of origin or establishment do not issue the supporting documents and evidence referred to in Articles R. 2143-7 to R. 2143-9 and Article R. 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: RULES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article R3126-2

Where a concession contract covers both an activity referred to in b of 2° of article R. 3126-1 and another service activity, it is awarded: 1° In accordance with the rules applicable to its main purp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-29

The company or companies benefiting from the contributions resulting from the transaction referred to in Article L. 236-27 and the company contributing part of its assets shall be jointly and severall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-33

By way of derogation from Article L. 236-1 and where the laws of at least one of the Member States of the European Union involved in the merger so permit, the merger agreement may provide, for the cro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L620-1

A safeguard procedure is instituted at the request of a debtor referred to in article L. 620-2 who, without being in cessation of payments, demonstrates difficulties that it is unable to overcome. The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Mediators responsible for facilitating the resolution of disputes relating to the granting of authorisation for simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article R324-6

The matter may also be referred to the mediator by one of the parties. He shall inform the other parties of this request, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within eight days, and t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R335-3

1° Holding for personal use or using a technological application, device or component designed or specially adapted to undermine an effective technical measure mentioned in article L. 331-5 of this Co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary system

Article R422-58-1

On receipt of a complaint, the President of the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle may propose a conciliation procedure to the parties, if the alleged infringement that is the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-29

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 4) is sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It states: 1° The surname, first name and professi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-5

Before ruling, the judge may publish a call for creditors. He may verify, even of his own motion, the validity of the claims and the documents evidencing them as well as the amount of the sums claimed…

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