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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R312-32

…able within a period of more than one month and not more than three months 1. Identity and contact details of the lender/credit intermediary Lender Address Telephone number (*) Email address (*) Fax n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-36

After the payment to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations made pursuant to article L. 626-22, provisional payments may be made under the conditions defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 622-…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-4

…that cannot be seized come from claims that fall due periodically, such as remuneration from work, retirement pensions, sums paid by way of family allowances or unemployment benefit, the account holde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4112-4

…tration are notified to the party concerned within one week of the Board's decision, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. These decisions are also notified without delay and in the sa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

An organisation mentioned in 1° of Article L. 135-1 may not apply Article L. 135-2 only after having: 1° Carried out diligent, proven and serious searches for rightholders, pursuant to the first parag…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts carried out as part of experimental programmes

Article R2172-33

For the construction of works resulting from projects selected by the State as part of a national public research, testing and experimentation programme, the purchaser may award project management or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts carried out as part of experimental programmes

Article R2172-34

These contracts are concluded following a competitive tendering procedure in accordance with the provisions of this book, limited to economic operators chosen from among those whose projects have been…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-35

The purpose of the specific project studies is:1° To define in detail the architectural and technical requirements based on the studies of the economic operator responsible for the works or the suppli…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-33

…concerned are replaced or supplemented as necessary by the specific elements mentioned in articles R. 2431-34 and R. 2431-35.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-32

When the construction methods or techniques or the industrial products to be used mean that the economic operator responsible for the works or the supplier of industrial products must be involved from…

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