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Showing 40214030 of 7195 articles for Art. n° 18PA03648 · CAA Marseille 31 March 2023

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2323-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article R. 2322-14, the purchaser may use an adapted procedure to award: 1° A defence or security contract for which the estimated value of the requirement, excl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-38

…pital or voting rights in excess of a percentage set by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, without being able to reach the threshold provided for in Article L. 22-10-47.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-4

In the cases provided for in articles L. 5145-2-1 and L. 5145-2-2 as well as in the case of suspension or withdrawal of a marketing authorisation or registration of a veterinary medicinal product, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-5

I.-A marketing authorisation holder who does not himself carry out the advertising operations referred to in Articles 119 and 120 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall declare to the Dir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-6

…of Article 11 of the same regulation available to the control authorities mentioned in Article L. 5431-1, at the address indicated on the labelling of this product; 2° Placing a cosmetic product on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article R420-1

Agreements submitted to the Minister responsible for the economy, pursuant to II of Article L. 420-4, are accompanied by the following information:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all national interest markets.

Article R761-19

Users may be subject to disciplinary sanctions for breaching the rules governing the market. The interested party must be given the opportunity to present their observations, under the conditions set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-136

The provisions of this sub-section apply to SICAFs whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market for financial instruments referred to in Article L. 421-1 or on a multilateral trading fac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Authorised buyers

Article L2211-3

The State may enter into a partnership contract on behalf of an unauthorised purchaser, provided that:1° The ministry responsible has examined the project;2° The operation is sustainable in terms of i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2395-1

The purchaser may terminate the defence or security contract in the cases provided for in articles L. 2195-2, L. 2195-3 and L. 2195-5. It may also terminate the contract if performance of the contract…

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