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Showing 72417250 of 8197 articles for Art. 9 janv. 1991

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-8

…622-17 that have not been paid on the due date and by the lien established in Article L. 626-10; > 9° Claims resulting from the sale of a company to a third party under the terms of Article L. 641-13…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R156-2

…cle R. 221-11 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and articles R. 221-15-1 to R. 221-15-9 of the same code are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions with the same purpose…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced

Article A344-2

…acts;8 Single-premium unit-linked life insurance or capitalisation contracts (or free instalments) ;9 Unit-linked life insurance or capitalisation contracts with periodic premiums;10 Group contracts c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations and filings concerning legal entities

Article R123-252

…is registered in a public register, the place of registration and the unique identification number; 9° Where applicable, if the legal entity responsible for the support is a company subject to public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…13" are deleted; 2° The second paragraph is deleted. E.-In the first paragraph of articles R. 1131-9 and R. 1131-11, the words: "mentioned in article R. 1131-6" are deleted. F.- In the last paragraph…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…ees, within the framework of one or more of the financial sections mentioned in article R. 6123-16; 9° The establishment's initial budget and amending budgets; 10° The annual balance sheet, profit and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-4

…ations to the contrary.The lessor has the same option, in the forms and timeframe of article L. 145-9, if he intends to invoke the provisions of articles L. 145-18, L. 145-21, L. 145-23-1 et L. 145-24…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Third class.

Article 412

…vessels from one French port to another French port, except in the cases provided for in article 259 above; 8° the absence of a manifest or the non-presentation of the original manifest; any omission…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Tourist residences

Article L321-5

…f a tourist residence located in a mountain area within the meaning ofarticle 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, may transfer the right…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-34

…ts availability to certain categories of minors, as well as the information needed to justify this; 9° A copy of the video game or dedicated access to the online version of the video game.

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