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Showing 21312140 of 25404 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 17-9-2008 n° 07-16.973

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-9

Failure by the directors of the management company of a société civile de placement immobilier to comply with the provisions of articles L. 214-114 and L. 214-96 is punishable by five years' imprisonm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-9

When the committee, in application of article L. 3212-9, requires the psychiatric care measure to be lifted, it notifies the director of the establishment by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-9

The employer is reimbursed monthly by the State for the salaries maintained in application of the provisions of article L. 1232-9 as well as all the benefits and corresponding social security charges…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-9

…itorial authority adopts the resolution referred to in article LO 1112-3. The provisions of the loi n° 77-808 du 19 juillet 1977 relative à la publication et à la diffusion de certains sondages d'opin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article R2231-9

Any interested party may consult, free of charge, the texts filed with the regional directorate for companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment. They may obtain a copy, at their own exp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-9

Any private individual who exclusively or jointly controls a sports company or exercises significant influence over it, within the meaning ofArticle L.233-17-2 of the French Commercial Code, is prohib…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-9

If the registrant uses a temporary data retention service offered by the single body under conditions that comply with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms and Regula…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Offences relating to securities issued by joint stock companies

Article L245-9

It is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros for the chairman, directors, managing directors or managers of a joint stock company to issue, on behalf of that company, negotiable bonds which, in the same…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 E

The tax provided for in article 990 D is not applicable:1° To international organisations, sovereign States, their political and territorial subdivisions, and to legal persons, bodies, trusts or compa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-93

The first forward sales or lease-sales of premises, flats or houses mentioned in article A. 444-92 (numbers 56 and 57 of table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° Where the transfer of ownership is effe…

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