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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article L212-1

In contracts concluded between professionals and consumers, terms are unfair if their purpose or effect is to create, to the detriment of the consumer, a significant imbalance between the rights and o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L2193-13

The terms of payment of subcontractors benefiting from direct payment, in particular the supporting documents to be sent to the contract holder, and the deadlines and conditions for acceptance of this…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article L2392-10

The provisions of articles L. 2192-10 and L. 2192-12 to L. 2192-14 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery terms

Article R2151-6

The tenderer must submit his tender in a single submission. If several tenders are successively submitted by the same tenderer, only the last tender received by the purchaser within the deadline set f…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery terms

Article R2151-7

The purchaser may prohibit candidates, in the consultation documents, from submitting several tenders for the contract or some of its lots, acting at the same time:1° As individual candidates and as m…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-3

The term benefits the debtor, if it does not follow from the law, the will of the parties or the circumstances that it has been established in favour of the creditor or both parties.The party for whos…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-5

A debtor's forfeiture of the term of payment may not be enforced against his co-debtors, even joint and several, and his guarantors.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305

The obligation is forward when its payability is deferred until the occurrence of a future and certain event, although the date is uncertain.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-2

What is only due in time cannot be demanded before the due date; but what has been paid in advance cannot be repeated.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-1

The term may be express or tacit.Failing agreement, the judge may fix it in consideration of the nature of the obligation and the situation of the parties.

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