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Showing 31513160 of 65818 articles for Art. L 225-248 · Loi 2023-171 of 9 March 2023

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employer representation at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-9

I.-For the purposes of measuring the audience of the professional employers' organisations provided for in 3° of Article L. 2152-4, companies that are direct members of the professional employers' org…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-9

Applications for the assignment of the compulsory licence, its withdrawal or the revision of the conditions under which it was granted are subject to the provisions of articles R. 613-4 to R. 613-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-9

I. Where the sales or transfers of goodwill include pledged trademarks or service marks, industrial designs or models and software exploitation rights and where the pledges of such goodwill include pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-9

The assistance that the State and its public establishments may lend to the groupings is requested by the latter after written agreement, formulated on a case-by-case basis, from the member companies…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R641-9

The decision by which the court modifies the date of cessation of payments is notified to the debtor by the registrar, communicated to the persons mentioned in article R. 621-7 and is advertised as pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-9

The adjustment to take account of the loss-absorbing capacity of prudential technical provisions within the meaning of Article L. 351-2 and deferred taxes, referred to in Article R. 352-4, reflects th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Market development

Article R2352-9

The provisions of article R. 2152-13 apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-9

If it has not been possible to draw up a list of coordinating doctors, or if none of the doctors on this list can be appointed, the sentence enforcement judge will appoint as coordinating doctor, on a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to outdoor screenings

Article D214-9

Before issuing the authorisation, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée seeks the opinion of the regional director of cultural affairs, who may consult experts in the fie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-9

I. - In response to a reasoned request, the organisations granting authorisations for the multi-territorial exploitation of online rights in musical works shall provide, by electronic means, to the on…

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