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Showing 52415250 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings

Article L7122-9-1

…for the adoption of the initial budget, nor for the application of articles L. 7122-23 and L. 7122-25. The Assembly of French Guyana shall meet in one and the same place at least once every six month…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings

Article L7222-9-1

…the adoption of the preliminary budget, nor for the application of Articles L. 7222-23 and L. 7222-25. The Assembly of Martinique shall meet in one and the same place at least once every six months.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L3333-9

The fees referred to in article L. 3333-8 are payable annually in advance.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reference perimeter

Article A761-9

…commune or each public establishment for inter-communal cooperation included in the said perimeter; 4° The opinion of the territorial chamber(s) of commerce and industry, the chamber(s) of trades and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorisation and practice

Article D513-11-9

In the event of infringement of the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend or wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-9

The provisions of articles L. 2352-14 and L. 2352-15 relating to the protection against dismissal and to the professional secrecy of the members of the special negotiating body of the European Company…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R212-92

…or the Minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mountain leader, under the conditions laid down in the present article, n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-9

…Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique with the data kept pursuant to 1° of II bis of Article L. 34-1 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code shall be the subject of financial compensa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-9

…pinion of a certified public health hydrogeologist under the conditions set out in article R. 1321-14 and consults the Departmental Council for the Environment and Health and Technological Risks. In a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-9

I. - The Hearing Officer shall hold office for a term of five years. He may be reappointed once.II. - The Hearing Officer may intervene at the request of a party. He may also draw the attention of the…

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