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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-90

Without prejudice to the liability of the party concerned, the agreements referred to in Article L. 225-86 and entered into without the prior authorisation of the Supervisory Board may be cancelled if…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-9

As soon as the offences provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 521-10, to the seizure of products unlawfully manufactured, imported, held, offered for sale, delivered or supplied and of equ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-9

…ourt compensation agreement is proposed to the parties by the mediator. It must be accepted by the claimant association and at least one of the defendants in the action brought under article L. 1143-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-9

The costs corresponding to the obligations of the person responsible for a swimming pool or artificial bathing area as set out in this chapter are to be borne by that person. The conditions relating t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of the most economically advantageous tender

Article L2152-9

Among the award criteria for global contracts mentioned in Article L. 2171-1, the purchaser shall take account of the proportion of the contract performance that the tenderer undertakes to entrust to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article L5133-9

Personalised assistance to return to work is funded by the State. The funds allocated to this assistance are divided between the organisations within which the advisors mentioned inarticle L. 262-27 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R814-99

The company is terminated in the cases provided for in Article 1844-7 of the Civil Code. The early dissolution provided for in 4° of this article is decided under the majority conditions required for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulated work.

Article L4153-9

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 4153-8, workers under the age of eighteen may only be employed in certain categories of work mentioned in that same article under certain conditi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office or the performance of duties

Article L7227-9

At the end of their term of office or the performance of their duties, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 7227-7 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-9

Any operator who has acquired or transferred all or part of the products and who is aware of the decision referred to in article L. 521-7 is required to inform the operator who supplied it with the pr…

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