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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Allocation

Article R2113-3

A purchaser who decides not to allocate a contract meeting a need whose value is equal to or greater than the formalised procedure thresholds shall give the reasons for this choice: 1° In the consulta…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administration of community and private property.

Article 1421

…e of it, subject to liability for any faults he or she may have committed in his or her management. Acts performed without fraud by one spouse are enforceable against the other. The spouse who exercis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Management.

Article 1849

In dealings with third parties, the managing partner binds the company by acts falling within the corporate purpose. If there is more than one managing partner, they hold the powers provided for in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Tied agents

Article L545-2

Each tied agent acts under a mandate given by a single investment services provider. The investment services provider remains fully and unconditionally liable to third parties for acts carried out in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-9

On the occasion of an action brought before the civil courts seeking compensation for harm suffered by one or more consumers as a result of acts that do not constitute a criminal offence, the associat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-58-1

…lment of measures taken in application of sub-sections 9 and 10 does not affect the validity of the acts taken for their application when the calling into question of these acts is likely to prejudice…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-43

The following are prohibited for chiropodists: 1° Any act likely to procure for a patient an unjustified or illicit material advantage; 2° Any solicitation or acceptance of an advantage in kind or in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-3

Contracts concluded by collective management organisations with users of all or part of their repertoire are civil acts.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 55

The summons is the bailiff's act by which the plaintiff summons his opponent to appear before the judge.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liability of the owners of the goods.

Article 404

Owners of goods are civilly liable for the acts of their employees in respect of duties, confiscations, fines and costs.

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