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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L228-91

Companies limited by shares may issue transferable securities giving access to the capital or entitling the holder to the allotment of debt securities. The issue contract may provide that these securi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-9

The actual removal of a foreign national who is the subject of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may not take place in Mayotte:1° If the consular authority so requests, befor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-9

Any sums paid to beneficiaries under the profit-sharing agreement after the last day of the fifth month following the end of the financial year will be subject to late payment interest equal to 1.33 t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-9

As soon as the offences provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 521-10, to the seizure of products unlawfully manufactured, imported, held, offered for sale, delivered or supplied and of equ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-9

…ourt compensation agreement is proposed to the parties by the mediator. It must be accepted by the claimant association and at least one of the defendants in the action brought under article L. 1143-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-9

The costs corresponding to the obligations of the person responsible for a swimming pool or artificial bathing area as set out in this chapter are to be borne by that person. The conditions relating t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of the most economically advantageous tender

Article L2152-9

Among the award criteria for global contracts mentioned in Article L. 2171-1, the purchaser shall take account of the proportion of the contract performance that the tenderer undertakes to entrust to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Revenue from the investment section

Article L3662-9

Other than those provided for in article L. 3332-3, the revenues of the investment section of the Metropole of Lyon may include, where applicable, revenues from provisions under the conditions laid do…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article L5133-9

Personalised assistance to return to work is funded by the State. The funds allocated to this assistance are divided between the organisations within which the advisors mentioned inarticle L. 262-27 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notices and requests for verification.

Article L8113-9

The formal notices provided for by this code or by legal provisions relating to labour regulations and the requests for verification, measurement and analysis provided for in article L. 4722-1 are sub…

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