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Showing 22412250 of 61016 articles for Art. CE 9-5-2019 n° 426431 and 426434

French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-9

…1 to 83 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the Minister responsible for the Economy and the officials designated or empowered by him in accordance with the provisions of this Book, on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R490-9

…fies the sum that the offender will be asked to pay to the Treasury, the time limit set for payment and, where applicable, any other obligations resulting for the offender from acceptance of the settl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95

…the number of members of the board of directors or the supervisory board, as the case may be, may exceed the number of eighteen provided for in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-69, for a period of three…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-94

…ry Board that may be held simultaneously by the same natural person, pursuant to articles L. 225-21 and L. 225-77, is applicable to the accumulation of seats as director and member of the supervisory…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-9

With the prior agreement of the examining magistrate, the hours of presence at home or in the places of assignment may, in the case of modifications favourable to the person under investigation that d…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R121-9

The judge may, in accordance with the second paragraph of article 446-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure , exempt a party who so requests from attending a subsequent hearing. In this case, the judge sha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article L2312-9

In the field of health, safety and working conditions, the Social and Economic Committee :1° Carries out an analysis of the occupational risks to which workers, particularly pregnant women, may be exp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-9

…holders of the French training qualification entitling them to practise this profession. The terms and conditions of the training, in particular the conditions of access, the skills reference framewo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article R311-9

The mandate of the resolution administrator referred to in I of Article L. 311-29 shall take into account the situation of the person in resolution. It shall specify the powers transferred to the admi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R242-9

The failure to mention in the electricity or natural gas supply contract provided to the consumer the information provided for in article L. 224-7 is punishable by a 5th class fine.

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