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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Purpose

Article L1121-4

A concession contract for works and services is a works concession if its main purpose is to carry out works.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title II: CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L1120-1

The works or service concession contracts and defence or security concession contracts defined in this Title are subject to the provisions of Part Three.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Purpose

Article L1121-2

The purpose of a works concession contract is:1° Either the execution, or the design and execution, of works listed in a notice annexed to this Code;2° Either the execution, or the design and executio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Purpose

Article L1121-3

The purpose of a service concession contract is to manage a service. It may involve awarding a concession to manage a public service. The concessionaire may be responsible for building a facility or a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Defence or security concession contracts

Article L1122-1

A defence or security concession contract is a concession contract entered into by the State or its public establishments for the purpose of carrying out the works or services referred to in article L…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L1121-1

A concession contract is a contract by which one or more conceding authorities subject to this code entrust the execution of works or the management of a service to one or more economic operators, to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-1

I.-For the duration of the research referred to in 1° of article L. 1121-1, the sponsor provides free of charge the investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the ancillary medicinal pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-1

No research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 may be carried out on a person without their free and informed consent, obtained in writing, after they have been given the information provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-4

In the case of research involving the human person mentioned in 2° of Article L. 1121-1 , the methodological requirements of which are not compatible with obtaining consent under the conditions provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-3

In the case of research involving the human person to be carried out in emergency situations where it is not possible to obtain the prior consent of the person who will be subjected to the research, w…

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