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Showing 52015210 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 Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as public industrial and commercial establishments

Article L133-9

…ive tourist facilities. A Tourist Office set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment may delegate all or part of its reception and information duties to existing organisations working i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-9

…mittee cannot take place: 1° Either before the second committee meeting provided for in article L. 1233-30; 2° Or before the committee meeting provided for in article L. 1233-58.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-9

The administration of this medication is recorded in writing by the nurse, dated and signed in the "nurse's notebook" or another document provided for this purpose in the school.At the end of each sch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-9

…rmulated a proposal within one month of receiving the request from the Regional Prefect, the latter may proceed to appoint the members of the Commission.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article D211-90

…plementation of this control by sending the Minister responsible for sport all useful documents and may also carry out any checks and assessments it deems appropriate.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-9

A lender who has not complied with the formalities prescribed in the last paragraph of article L. 312-92 and article L. 312-93 may not claim from the borrower the sums corresponding to the interest an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance

Article R4234-10

…t has been declared competent by the president of the national disciplinary chamber, its competence may no longer be called into question either by itself or by the parties, or ex officio by the judge…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R221-9

Seizure may be carried out at any place where the movable property belonging to the debtor is located, even if it is held by a third party.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-9

…roof that it has been received by the other party. The declaration provided for in Article R. 611-1 may result from the transmission by the National Institute of Industrial Property to the employer, i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R412-9

It is prohibited to hold for sale or distribute free of charge, offer for sale, sell or distribute free of charge foodstuffs with a use-by date once that date has passed.

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