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Showing 521530 of 53744 articles for Art. L 823-3 · Art. L 227-9

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-9

When safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings are opened against a judge of a commercial court, the person concerned ceases to hold office from the date of the opening judgment. He shall be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L511-91

Where the credit institutions and finance companies referred to in Article L. 511-89 are part of a group subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution on a consolidate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L1254-9

The amount of the business contribution allowance referred to in articles L. 1254-15, L. 1254-21 and L. 1254-25 is defined by an extended branch agreement. In the absence of an extended branch agreeme…

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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 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…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-9

…etation is set up by agreement or convention in each branch.II - The joint committee performs the following tasks of general interest:1° It represents the industry, in particular in support of compani…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-9

The company pension savings plan takes the form of a collective company pension savings plan, covered by sub-section 2 of this section, or a compulsory pension savings plan, covered by sub-section 3 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-9

Under conditions and procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire is dissolved, subject to the provisions of Article L. 6147-15:1° By decision of the Gen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President of the Departmental Council of the European Collectivity of Alsace or one of the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the…

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