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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812

Any person may give one or more other persons, whether natural persons or legal entities, a mandate to administer or manage, subject to the powers entrusted to the executor of the will, all or part of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General requirements of the licensing authority

Article R3123-5

The information, documents and minimum levels of capacity required under this subsection are specified by the awarding authority in the concession notice or, in the absence of such a notice, in anothe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General requirements of the licensing authority

Article R3123-2

The conceding authority may only require from candidates information and documents that are non-discriminatory and proportionate to the subject of the concession contract, as well as information and d…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General requirements of the licensing authority

Article R3123-3

If justified by the subject or conditions of the contract, the awarding authority may require information relating to the prior authorisation of candidates, pursuant to articles R. 2311-1 et seq. of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General requirements of the licensing authority

Article R3123-4

Where the conceding authority decides to require minimum levels of capacity from candidates, these must be linked and proportionate to the purpose of the concession contract.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-3

Issuers shall make public a rating of their issuance programme, obtained from a specialised agency that meets the conditions laid down by the competent administrative authority or, where applicable, h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-6

Negotiable debt securities may be issued in euros or in any other currency. The Banque de France may suspend issues of securities denominated in a given currency for a period it determines.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-2

Pursuant to the second paragraph of II of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing in France, with passport, to professional clients, of units or shares of third-country AIFs or feeder AIFs which do not mee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4

Pursuant to the first paragraph of I of Article L. 214-24-2, the marketing with a passport in a Member State of the European Union other than France of units or shares of AIFs established in a third c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-7

The conditions for issuing the negotiable debt securities provided for in Articles L. 213-1 A to L. 213-4-1 and in this sub-section are specified by order of the Minister for the Economy.

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