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Showing 761770 of 65818 articles for Art. L 225-248 · Loi 2023-171 of 9 March 2023

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Abnormally low bids from subcontractors

Article L2193-9

If, after verification of the evidence provided by the tenderer or the contract holder, the purchaser establishes that the amount of the subcontracted services is abnormally low, he shall reject the t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

I. - Portfolio management companies are legal entities which manage one or more : 1° UCITS ; 2° FIA ; 3° UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the Europ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-9

Any elected member of a public establishment in the network may be suspended or declared to have resigned automatically by the competent authority, after adversarial proceedings, in the event of serio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-9

The performance study does not give rise to any direct or indirect financial compensation for the persons taking part, apart from the reimbursement of expenses incurred and, where applicable, compensa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Public contracts awarded by a contracting entity to a joint venture

Article L2511-9

The rules laid down in Title II shall apply to public contracts concluded by a body set up exclusively by contracting entities to carry out one or more of the activities of a network operator with one…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-9

A person subject to registration may not, in the course of his business, invoke against third parties or public administrations, who may, however, invoke them, the facts and acts subject to mention un…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-9

Collective management organisations draw up annual accounts comprising a balance sheet, an income statement and notes, in accordance with a regulation of the accounting standards authority and in such…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring compliance with trading platform rules and other obligations

Article L420-9

I. - The operator of a trading venue shall establish and maintain arrangements and procedures, including the necessary resources, to monitor on a regular basis the compliance of its members with the r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-9

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° Failure by a marketing authorisation holder or a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product to constitute the safety st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-9

If the successful bidder fails to comply with the clauses of the auction, the business shall be sold on reiteration of the bids, in accordance with the forms prescribed by the articles L. 143-6 and L.…

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