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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5711-1

The provisions set out in article R. 5212-1 are applicable to the members of the committees of mixed syndicates made up exclusively of municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal coop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Generators, kits and precursors.

Article R5122-18

The provisions of sections 1 to 3 of this chapter, with the exception of article R. 5122-17, are applicable to advertising for the generators, kits and precursors defined in 8°, 9° and 10° of article…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to other tourist offices.

Article R133-19

The decision of the municipal council or the decision-making body of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation must at least set out :- the legal status of the tourist office ;- the comp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-12

The purchaser may require an appropriate level of professional risk insurance.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to technical and professional capacities

Article R2142-14

The purchaser may require economic operators to have a sufficient level of experience, demonstrated by appropriate references from contracts previously performed. However, the absence of references re…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-10

For dynamic purchasing systems, the ceiling mentioned in article R. 2142-7 is calculated on the basis of the total estimated value of the specific contracts envisaged during the total duration of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-11

The purchaser may require economic operators to provide information on their annual accounts, indicating in particular the relationship between assets and liabilities.The purchaser shall specify, in t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to technical and professional capacities

Article R2142-13

The purchaser may impose conditions guaranteeing that economic operators have the human and technical resources and experience necessary to perform the contract to an appropriate standard of quality.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article R311-1

The supervisory board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the persons required to draw up a preventive recovery plan pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 311-5 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1665 bis

Taxpayers shall receive, no later than 1st March of the year in which the tax relating to the previous year's income is settled, an advance payment on the amount of the tax benefits provided for in ar…

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