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Showing 25312540 of 43993 articles for Art. al. 3 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 2018

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2341-3

…contracts: 1° Persons who have been convicted of one of the offences provided for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 and 413-10 to 413-12 of the French Criminal Code, Articles L. 2339-2 to L. 2339-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390

…ting him or her. The summons also informs the accused that the fixed procedural fee due pursuant to 3° of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code may be increased if he does not appear personally at th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-4

Any person employed by one of the persons referred to in articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 or participating in any capacity whatsoever in its direction or management and having, in the course of its pro…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-3

…supply or service contracts;2° Advice on the choice, organisation and conduct of award procedures;3° Preparation and management of award procedures in the name of and on behalf of the purchaser conc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-3

An order of the Minister responsible for the economy, issued with the assent of the Autorité des marchés financiers, determines the maximum amount of compensation per investor, the procedures and dead…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…riod of Ineligibility is not applied or is reduced under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-10 and without prejudice to the granting of a suspended suspension pursuant to article L. 23…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

…ticles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Article 20, paragraphs 1 to 7 of Article 21, Articles 22 and 23, paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 24, paragraph 4 of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2343-3

…standing and technical and professional capacity in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 2142-5, R. 2142-6 and R. 2142-11 to R. 2142-14; 3° All information or documents proving its nationali…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 324

…er action and at the latest immediately after the seized items have been transported and deposited. 3. a) The report may be drawn up at the place where the seized items are deposited or at the place w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…intermediary transactions for the purchase, subscription or sale of the property referred to in 1° ;3° Persons transferring land divided into lots intended for construction where the land has been acq…

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