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Showing 48114820 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-9

…licy Board attend meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity. The Managing Director may be assisted by any person of his choice. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may invite any p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special transfer rules

Article D132-9

…left the sponsoring company is not required to transfer his individual rights. III. - The contract may provide that members of a contract covered by b of 1 of I of Article 163 quatervicies of the Gen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-9

The Minister responsible for customs may suspend or revoke the decision granting the written application or refuse to grant the renewal application submitted to him. He will inform the applicant, who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-9

…oard attend meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity. The Chief Executive Officer may also be assisted by any person of his choice. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may also in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment.

Article R4623-9

…ployment of a single full-time or part-time occupational physician, several occupational physicians may not be used. Derogations may be granted, on an exceptional basis, by the Regional Director of Co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Early waiver of the reduction action

Article 930-5

The renunciation may be set up against the representatives of the renouncing party.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-9

The Board of Directors or the Management Board may decide to pay a supplement to the special profit-sharing reserve in respect of the financial year ended, in compliance with the ceilings mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-9

…ount corresponds to the product collected by the metropole of Lyon affected by a coefficient of 78.29%. II. - For the application of b of 2° of I of article L. 2336-2, 2° and 3° of II, a of 1° and 2°…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-9

…a framework agreement defined in 1° of Article L. 2325-1, the duration of this framework agreement may not exceed seven years, except in exceptional circumstances determined by taking into account th…

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

Article L623-9

The list of plant species whose new varieties which are the subject of certificate applications may not be disclosed and freely exploited without special authorisation shall be laid down by regulation…

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