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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-9

…gence de la biomédecine.However, medical biology laboratories authorised in accordance with Article L. 2142-1 may store embryos proposed for research pursuant to 2° of II of Article L. 2141-4 without…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-90

Without prejudice to the liability of the party concerned, the agreements referred to in Article L. 225-86 and entered into without the prior authorisation of the Supervisory Board may be cancelled if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L228-91

…d is an equity security, it does not fall within a specified category within the meaning of Article L. 225-99.Equity securities may not be converted or transformed into debt securities. Any clause to…

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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

…decision;2° If the foreign national has applied to the administrative court on the basis of article L. 521-2 of the Code of Administrative Justice, before the interim relief judge has informed the par…

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

Article L3314-9

…is paid at the same time as the principal and benefits from the exemption provided for in articles L. 3315-1 to L. 3315-3. When the formula for calculating the profit-sharing is based on a period of…

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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

…by the claimant association and at least one of the defendants in the action brought under article L. 1143-2 and approved by the court hearing the action.

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

Article L1332-9

…borne by that person. The conditions relating to health inspection expenses are defined in article L. 1321-5.

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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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