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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-9

Neither the company nor third parties may, in order to avoid their commitments, rely on an irregularity in the appointment of the persons responsible for managing, administering or directing the compa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-9

The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article 3-1 of decree no. 53-960 of 30 September 1953 (1), as amended and supplemented by law no. 65-356 of 12 May 1965, do not apply to property l…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2161-9

…contracting authority other than a central public authority listed in a notice annexed to this Code may set the deadline for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, provid…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-41

The granting of this aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.57299 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C(2020)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-9

…licy Board attend meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity. The Managing Director may be assisted by any person of his choice. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may invite any p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special transfer rules

Article D132-9

…left the sponsoring company is not required to transfer his individual rights. III. - The contract may provide that members of a contract covered by b of 1 of I of Article 163 quatervicies of the Gen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-9

…sed to transmit documents in digital format in accordance with the second paragraph of Article D. 589, must strictly comply with the terms and conditions set out in this authorisation. When this autho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-90

…ope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court may, at the request of the public prosecutor, decide that searches, home visits and seizures of exhi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-9

…cy, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend the authorisation for a maximum period of three months. II. - Withdrawal of the authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-9

…notice to take the necessary corrective measures within a period of one month. The contract holder may submit written or oral observations within this period.In the light of the responses provided by…

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