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Showing 27012710 of 7195 articles for Art. n° 18PA03648 · CAA Marseille 31 March 2023

French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-11

The invitation referred to in article R. 2131-10 shall include at least the following information: 1° The nature and quantity of the services required. In the case of renewable contracts, it shall ind…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contract notices for certain contracts awarded under an adapted procedure

Article R2131-12

…for the Economy appended to this code is published either in the Bulletin officiel des annonces des marchés publics or in a newspaper authorised to publish legal notices. The purchaser shall assess wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

…ing so that it can inform the public under satisfactory conditions.The Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers may also ask the operator of a trading venue to suspend or delist a financial ins…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-30

…tion de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the case shall be investigated under conditions that ensure compliance with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-79

…ersons practising the profession of medical biologist may, under the conditions laid down inarticle 31-1 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, set up a "société de participations financières de prof…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-33

The spouse of the foreign national mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 421-31, as well as the couple's children, will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the words "mobile I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in tracing and identifying the proceeds of crime or other crime-related property pursuant to Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007

Article 695-9-51

…ecy being enforceable against them, subject to the provisions of article 66-5 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Consultation of the Assembly of French Guyana by the Government

Article L7152-5

…is asked for its opinion by the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity, before 31 December each year, on the general guidelines for the programming of State housing aid for the fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7227-32

For the application of articles L. 7227-29 to L. 7227-31, the contributions of the territorial collectivity of Martinique and those of its elected representatives are calculated on the amount of compe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-30

…he alerts provided for in Article 696-111 must be issued are those provided for in Articles D. 47-1-31 to D. 47-1-34.

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