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Showing 24212430 of 25404 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 17-9-2008 n° 07-16.973

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-9

1. If it is found that parts of the description, or drawings referred to in the description or claims, do not appear to be included in the application, the applicant shall be invited to produce the mi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-90

In the event of the personal bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership or safeguard of one of the members of a société civile or a société d'épargne forestière whose shares have been offered to the public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Redundancy pay.

Article L1234-9

An employee with an open-ended employment contract who is dismissed after 8 months' uninterrupted service with the same employer is entitled, except in the case of gross misconduct, to redundancy pay.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-9

The approved veterinarian shall forward to the Agence Française de Lutte Contre le Dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) the report and, where applicable, the conclusions he draws for the performance of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Transfer of beneficiaries of temporary protection or their family members

Article R581-9

When a foreign national is granted temporary protection in France, his/her spouse, minor children or, where applicable, his/her spouse's minor children, where they are not yet present on the territory…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-9

In the event of redundancy, the period of notice determined in application of article L. 1234-1 is doubled for the beneficiaries of Chapter II, without this measure having the effect of increasing the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-9

The surety bond or insurance, as the case may be, applies only on proof that the claim is certain, liquid and due and that the guaranteed sworn goods broker is in default. The guarantor or insurer may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients

Article R4321-97

A masseur-physiotherapist who participated in the treatment of a person during the illness from which the person died may only take advantage of inter vivos and testamentary dispositions made in his f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil status of persons born abroad who acquire or recover French nationality.

Article 98-4

Persons for whom records have been drawn up pursuant to articles 98 to 98-2 lose the right to request transcription of their birth or marriage record received by a foreign authority. In the event of a…

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