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Showing 11611170 of 51458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-2-2005 n° 197

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-9

Compliance with the specifications by operators is monitored by conformity assessment bodies, which may be either inspection bodies or certification bodies, which benefit from accreditation issued by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Reception, information and support for foreign nationals

Article L744-9

Foreign nationals held in detention benefit from reception, information and support measures, to enable them to exercise their rights effectively and prepare for their departure, in accordance with th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-9

Each undivided co-owner may use and enjoy the undivided property in accordance with its intended purpose, to the extent compatible with the rights of the other undivided co-owners and with the effect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-9

Persons engaged in direct marketing of banking and financial services are subject to the disqualifications set out in article L. 500-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Article L2342-9

Where it opts to set up a European Works Council, the special negotiating body shall conclude an agreement which determines : 1° The establishments of the Community-scale undertaking or the member und…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidates for the office of local representative

Article L2411-9

Authorisation for dismissal is required for a period of six months for a candidate for the position of local representative, from the date of submission of his/her application. This authorisation is a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employee participation in the nation's economic development.

Article L3231-9

Successive annual increases in the minimum growth wage must aim to eliminate any lasting distortion between its increase and changes in general economic conditions and incomes.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-9

If the claim for compensation has been brought before a civil court under the conditions set out in article R. 421-7, the victim or his rightful claimants may, if the conditions set out in 1° of artic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-39

Notwithstanding article 223-23, distribution companies have a period of thirty months to exhibit the works in cinemas. This period runs from:1° 19 May 2021 for aid granted between 1 March 2020 and 19…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-43

By way of derogation from 1° and 2° of article 223-26, for the selective structural aid provided for in article 223-25 granted during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have di…

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