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Showing 34113420 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-8

…al chambers of commerce and industry, including those subject to the status provided for by the loi n° 52-1311 du 10 décembre 1952 relative à l'établissement obligatoire d'un statut du personnel admin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-9

…nvention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, opened for signature in New York on 12 January 1998, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article R615-9

The chairman of the joint conciliation commission provided for in Article L. 615-21 is appointed for a renewable period of three years, by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9

Opposing or attempting to oppose the performance of the duties of the control officers authorised under article L. 425-2 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 in local currenc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-8

…mention the time limit set out in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Thermal environment

Article R4213-9

The provisions of this section are without prejudice to those of Articles L. 171-1 and L. 173-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code relating to the thermal characteristics of buildings other t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-8

The unaccompanied minor referred to in articles L. 521-9 to L. 521-12 is understood to be a minor temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of his or her legal representatives.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-8

…tute the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle, provided for in Article L. 422-9.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9

…f the total cost of repairing damage of the kind for which builders within the meaning of article 1792-1 of the Civil Code, manufacturers and importers or the technical inspector on the basis of artic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to bathing and swimming pools open to the public

Article L322-9

The health and safety rules relating to the installation, layout and operation of bathing and swimming pools are defined in articles L. 1332-1 to L. 1332-4 and L. 1337-1 of the Public Health Code.

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