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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-9-1

…request the appointment of a court-appointed agent responsible for convening the competent meeting and voting on the reconstitution of the capital, up to the amount proposed by the administrator, in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-9-1

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may, at the same time as informing the accused person in writing of the sanction envisaged against him under the condition…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and duration of the contract

Article R1435-9-1

The doctors or students referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 1435-4-2 may enter into an initial practice contract with a regional health agency if they are practising in the areas defined…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44-9

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle publishes a new patent specification when the decision ruling on the opposition, which is no longer subject to appeal, maintains the patent in an ame…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-5

I.-An alternate is provided for each of the members mentioned in 4° of the I of article D. 6132-9-3.II.-When a full member resigns or ceases to belong to the discipline or branch he represents during…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2-1: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 375-9-1

…n family benefits or the active solidarity income paid to single people mentioned in article L. 262-9 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles are not used for needs relating to housing, the up…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-9-1

The requests for approval provided for in Article L. 5122-9 are made according to a timetable and during a period determined by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-46

The information transmitted by the departments or units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 to the competent services of a Member State shall also be transmitted to the Eurojust Agency and the Europol unit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-9-1

…he indicators mentioned in article L. 1142-8 are below a level defined by decree, the employer sets and publishes the targets for progress for each of these indicators, in accordance with the procedur…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alert mechanism

Article R212-94-4

…n the European Economic Area, under the conditions provided for in Chapter III of Order No. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions: 1°…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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