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Showing 14111420 of 32301 articles for Art. 9 May 2017

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-9

…y been the subject of financial compensation from the State in this respect, the operator concerned may not claim further compensation for these additional costs.IV. - When the number of identificatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-95

…le, including the additional fees maintained together with the penalties provided for in article 1729 of the General Tax Code. IV. - In the event of failure to submit a declaration within the prescrib…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 905-2

…tervention. The president of the chamber seised or the magistrate designated by the first president may of his own motion, by order, set shorter time limits than those provided for in the preceding pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-9

…ny omissions likely to alter its scope or any false or misleading information. The Banque de France may request any additional information from the issuer.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3311-9

…ar, it presents the monitoring of the implementation of the equality clause in public contracts. It may also include an analysis of the economic and social situation with regard to inequalities betwee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for systemic medicinal treatments for cancer

Article R6123-94

…c cancer drug treatment for the patient, in compliance with the provisions of 1° of article R. 6123-91-1; 3° Carrying out systemic cancer drug treatment. In the case of oral medicinal treatments dispe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-9

…irements laid down in Article L. 356-15, or where these requirements are complied with but solvency may nevertheless be jeopardised, or where intra-group transactions or risk concentrations threaten t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-97

…ty for the applicant to lodge the appeals provided for, depending on the case, by articles R. 123-139 to R. 123-142 and R. 123-143 to R. 123-149 and specify the terms and conditions thereof.Failure by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9

…ncident relating to its use and the measures to be taken in such cases, the marketing authorisation may be granted to an applicant who demonstrates that it is unable to provide complete information on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97

…aid down in this paragraph.These risks, assessed by the person mentioned in the previous paragraph, may in particular result from the fact that the operation concerns buildings, equipment, materials o…

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