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Showing 32713280 of 27570 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 09-DCC-73 du 9 Dec 2009

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-9

…n of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-9-1

…provisions applicable to them. By way of derogation from article 40 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service, when they are required to occ…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-9

…ights. Where the interests of the child so require, such visiting rights may, by specially reasoned decision, be exercised in a meeting place designated by the judge.Where the interests of the child s…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-9

…ning of Article 3(g) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 referred to above, may ask the court seised pursuant to the second paragraph of Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the UCITS, the portfolio management company and the depositary

Article L214-9-1

…of the depositary or of the management company means the body which: 1° Has the ultimate power of decision within the UCITS, the depositary or the management company; 2° Performs both management and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-9

The management company is required to make the declarations stipulated in articles L. 225-126 and L. 233-7 of the French Commercial Code, for all shares held by the mutual funds it manages. The provis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-9

The custodian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of article L. 214-24-8.The custodian may delegate asset safekeeping functions to third parties under the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-9

…ovide. Where one or more sub-funds are formed within a société de libre partenariat, they are individually subject to the provisions applicable to sociétés de libre partenariat.II. - Notwithstandingar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-9

Without prejudice to any actions which may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for harm attributable to sodium valproate or any of its derivatives shall be provided under the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-2

Any natural or legal person may request by letter or any other durable medium from one or more representative professional bodies, authorised for this purpose by order of the Minister for the Economy,…

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