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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-9

I.-A judgement opening or pronouncing a judicial liquidation automatically divests the debtor, from the date of the judgement, of the administration and disposal of his assets comprising the assets in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-9

Any private individual who exclusively or jointly controls a sports company or exercises significant influence over it, within the meaning ofArticle L.233-17-2 of the French Commercial Code, is prohib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Difficulties in formation and operation.

Article L1423-9

When article L. 1423-8 has been applied and the industrial tribunal with normal jurisdiction is once again able to function, the first president of the court of appeal, hearing the case under the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-9

The official receiver is responsible for ensuring that the proceedings are conducted expeditiously and that the interests involved are protected. When the appointment of a technician is necessary, onl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-9

The voting rights of directors subject to personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8 shall be exercised at the meetings of legal entities subject to receivership or compul…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-9

Only for the purposes of verifying the right of movement and residence, the foreign national's luggage and personal effects may be inspected and searched, under the supervision of the judicial police…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-9

An order by the ministers responsible for health and social security sets the prices for the sale of labile blood products, with the exception of plasmas for transfusion purposes covered by 1° of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-9

The Agency's staff includes: 1° Civil servants; 2° The staff referred to in 1° of Article L. 6152-1; 3° Public law employees under contract; 4° Private law employees governed by the collective agreeme…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-9

At the end of the investigation, the rapporteur draws up his report. In this report, he will state his position on the action he proposes to take on the investigation and, where applicable, on the san…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-9

The president of the administrative tribunal, or the magistrate that he designates for this purpose from among the members of his court, or the honorary magistrates registered on the list mentioned in…

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