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Showing 46314640 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-9

…y been the subject of financial compensation from the State in this respect, the operator concerned may not claim further compensation for these additional costs.IV. - When the number of identificatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-9

I. - The Hearing Officer shall hold office for a term of five years. He may be reappointed once.II. - The Hearing Officer may intervene at the request of a party. He may also draw the attention of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-10

…he request of the Minister responsible for the economy. To this end, the Autorité de la concurrence may ask the parties to the agreement to send it a report on the agreement's impact on competition. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-10

…blic accountants authorised to receive objects on deposit are designated, depending on their nature;2° The terms and conditions under which deposits must be made with officials appointed for this purp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-109

…magistrate and the specialised correctional panel of the judicial court referred to in article 706-107 exercise, throughout the area of jurisdiction determined pursuant to this article, concurrent ju…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Agence de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the college of supervisors

Article R784-10

…clesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 613-1, with the exception of its second paragraphno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-1-1No. 2011-18 of 5 January 2011II. - For the application of I, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-10

The conditions under which the employer seeks the approval of employees pursuant to articles L. 2232-21 to L. 2232-23 are as follows: 1° The consultation takes place by any means during working time.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-9

The consumer is entitled to demand that the goods be brought into conformity with the criteria set out in sub-section 1 of this section. The consumer shall request the seller to bring the goods into c…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion into an attachment for sale

Article R522-9

…eizure or of the creditor on whose behalf it was carried out. If no reply is received, the creditor may refer the matter to the enforcement judge, who may order that this information be provided under…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-9

The purchaser shall ensure the confidentiality and security of transactions on a computer network accessible in accordance with the procedures set out in an order of the Minister for the Economy appen…

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