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Showing 54415450 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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

…ation may be granted without authorisation, and the procedures provided for in the articles L. 612-14, L. 612-15 and 1° of article L. 612-21 may not be committed.Subject to Article L. 612-10, the auth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Depreciation and provisions

Article L232-9

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 232-15, the company's formation expenses are amortised before any distribution of profits and, at the latest, within five years. Capital…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…paragraph of Article L. 511-13 and to the provisions of Articles L. 511-33 to L. 511-38 and L. 511-41 . They also ensure that their subsidiaries properly apply the governance provisions of this Book…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Council

Article R4311-91-1

…make up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate in the cases provided for in I of article L. 4312-7. The restricted panel also includes the member of the Conseil d'Etat who assists the National…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R3123-9

…ted representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 3123-10 to L. 3123-14 and by 2° of article L. 3321-1, may only take place if the body providing the training course or s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R4135-9

…the exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 4135-10 to L. 4135-14 and by 2° of article L. 4321-1, may only take place if the body providing the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-1

…an administrative sanction that has become final for a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3 or L. 232-10-4; 2° Or who has been subject to a di…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-11

…he award of direct allocations is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in applica…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Information for purchasers of recording media subject to private copy levies

Article R311-9

For the application of Article L. 311-4-1, must be brought to the attention of the purchaser of any recording medium within the meaning of Article L. 311-4 : 1° The amount of private copying levy spec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Training measures for employees in seasonal employment.

Article L6321-9

…akes to renew the contract of an employee occupying a seasonal job as defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 for the following season, a fixed-term employment contract may be concluded, on the basis of ar…

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