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Showing 20512060 of 51458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-2-2005 n° 197

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-99

Without prejudice to other provisions applicable in this area, the Appointments Committee shall set a target for the balanced representation of women and men on the Board of Directors, the Supervisory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-9

The terms and conditions for the application of this chapter are determined by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-9

The administrative authority decides on any request made by an employer to assess the compliance of an agreement or action plan with the provisions of article L. 2242-8 . If the administrative authori…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-9

When the insurance company decides to restrict transactions on the contract under the conditions provided for in 2° of II of Article L. 131-4, it executes the transaction requests, to the maximum of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the allocation of investment allowances

Article 911-1

Until the date of cessation of the state of health emergency declared by article 4 of emergency law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 to deal with the covid-19 epidemic, the sums held in the automatic acc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-4

Each year, the professional bodies mentioned in article L. 132-9-2 publish a report on the application of articles L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3, which includes the number and outstanding amount of life i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-9

The right of withdrawal does not apply: 1° To the supply of financial instruments mentioned in Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code as well as the order reception-transmission and execu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-11

Payment of compensation fund aid is made after submission of the final additional cost. In exceptional circumstances, an initial payment may be made on a provisional basis at the substantiated request…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Personal protective equipment

Article R4311-9

The following are considered to be personal protective equipment, within the meaning of Article R. 4311-8: 1° An assembly consisting of several devices or means, joined together to protect a person ag…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-9

The benefit of the right of priority may only be granted if:1. Within a period of three months from the filing date of the application, the applicant submits to the person in charge of the missions un…

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