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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L227-9

The Articles of Association determine the decisions that must be taken collectively by the shareholders in the forms and under the conditions that they provide. However, the powers vested in the extra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-9

The sale, display or distribution of medicines on the public highway, at fairs or markets, even by a person holding a pharmacist's diploma, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,0…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-9

…e médecins which they form. Whatever the payer, the payment or the method of payment for this medical activity, payments are made to the société coopérative de médecins into a nominative account opene…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-9

The commission is earned as soon as the principal has executed the transaction or should have executed it under the agreement with the third party or alternatively as soon as the third party has execu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-9

A pharmacist may, on application to the national council, be relieved by it after a period of five years of the incapacity resulting from a conviction which has led to permanent removal from the roll.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-9

In the judgment opening or pronouncing the judicial liquidation, the court shall set a time limit at the end of which the closure of the proceedings must be examined. If closure cannot be pronounced a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-9

I. - Each year, the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial publishes a report incorporating data relating to the activity of the departmental and national commissions. This report shall also in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section Va: Effect of criminal confiscation on life insurance policies.

Article L160-9

A final decision by a criminal court to confiscate a sum or claim included in a life insurance contract automatically entails the judicial cancellation of the contract and the transfer of the confisca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-9

The shareholders, including holders of non-voting preference shares, are convened at the end of the liquidation to vote on the final accounts, the discharge of the liquidator's management and the disc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-96

The Extraordinary General Meeting alone has the power to amend all provisions of the Articles of Association. Any clause to the contrary shall be deemed unwritten. It may not, however, increase shareh…

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