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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Contracts awarded using an adapted procedure

Article L2123-1

…° Because of the purpose of the contract, under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat; 3° When, even though the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting.

Article L2512-19

…nce, repairs and barracks rent. Within the double limit of the allocations entered in the State budget and the payments made by the police prefecture during the financial year in question, the State's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-14

Within ten days of the latest of the publications provided for in article L. 141-12, any creditor of the previous owner, whether or not their claim is due and payable, may lodge an objection to the pa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to sub-contracts

Article L2393-1

…tuting a transfer of the contract. A subcontractor is a subcontractor within the meaning of Article L. 2193-2 or an economic operator with whom the contractor enters into a contract without the charac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-14

The Association of Physiotherapists ensures that the principles of morality, probity and competence essential to the practice of physiotherapy are upheld and that all its members observe their profess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-11

…o deemed to have lapsed for any part of the activity, structure or equipment that has not been completed, implemented or installed within four years.Similarly, unless the Director of the Regional Heal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L911-13

The first paragraph of Article L. 145-34 reads as follows: "Unless there is a significant change in the factors determining the rental value, the rate of change in the rent applicable when the lease t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L921-13

The first paragraph of Article L. 145-34 reads as follows: "Unless there is a significant change in the factors determining the rental value, the rate of change in the rent applicable when the lease t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-19

…artinique for the actual performance of the duties of councillor to the Assembly of Martinique are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 7227-17 the rate of 60%.The rule…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Contracts comprising severable services

Article L1321-1

…ely separable services which are subject, on the one hand, to the ordinary law governing contracts set out in Book I of Part Two or Book II thereof relating to partnership contracts and, on the other…

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