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Showing 24512460 of 64235 articles for Art. s. 635 and 638 · C. com. Arts. L 141-12

French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-12

…ment executed by the issue of purchase orders does not provide for a minimum amount, the advance shall be granted for each purchase order fulfilling the conditions laid down in sub-section 1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-12

The contractor awards the sub-contracts under the conditions defined in sub-section 3.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R3123-12

The conceding authority selects the candidates by applying non-discriminatory selection criteria linked to the subject of the concession contract and relating to their capacities and skills. These cri…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3133-12

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 3133-13 to R. 3133-17, the payment period shall run from the date of receipt of the request for payment by the contracting authority or, if the concession cont…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-12

Where the instalments paid by the borrower do not immediately result in a corresponding amortisation of the total amount of credit, but serve to reconstitute the capital at the periods and under the c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-12

The judgment in which the judge rules on the challenge is subject to appeal.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judgment on liability

Article 849-12

The judgment recognising the defendant's liability shall specify whether the individual reparation procedure or the collective procedure for the liquidation of damages is applied.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-12

On pain of forfeiture established, if necessary ex officio, by order of the president of the court of review, the applicant for review must, at the latest within two months of the declaration at the r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-12

An application for the protection order to be lifted or modified or for temporary dispensation from certain of its obligations, as well as an application for the order to be revoked or for new measure…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-3

The children's judge may be referred to by:1° One of the minor's legal representatives;2° The recipient or beneficiary of the family benefits to which the minor is entitled;3° The public prosecutor ;4…

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