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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-6

…also sets an overall multiannual ceiling for the Fund's involvement in the tasks defined in article L. 421-9; 2° The time limits for payment requests submitted by portfolio transferees or by policyhol…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-9-1

Unless otherwise stipulated, where persons not covered by article L. 113-9 and who are hosted under an agreement by a private or public legal entity carrying out research create software in the perfor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-9-1

…sed person in writing of the sanction envisaged against him under the conditions set out in Article L. 522-5, send him a proposal for an administrative settlement. This proposed settlement suspends th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-4

…ty, on behalf of the company in liquidation, for the settlement of the losses mentioned in articles L. 211-1 and L 242-1, the first paragraph of III of article L. 421-1 is applicable.The guarantee fun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-3

I. - The insurance companies mentioned in 1° of article L. 310-1 of the present code as well as the provident institutions and unions governed by Title III of Book IX of the Social Security Code infor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-9-1

…hareholders may appoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions provided for in Article L. 227-9.At least one statutory auditor must be appointed by simplified joint stock companies which,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L3123-9-2

…f in one of the following situations:- being registered with the institution mentioned in l'article L. 5312-1 of the Labour Code in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5411-1 of the same code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L4135-9-2

…elf in one of the following situations:- being registered with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 of the French Labour Code in accordance with the provisions of l'article L. 5411-1 of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-2

Natural persons guilty of the offences referred to in article L. 425-9-1 of this Code shall also be liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Confiscation of the substances or processes and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-4

…g in particular whether this action is based on one of the grounds mentioned in 1° to 5° of Article L. 5121-9. If its action is based on one of the same grounds, it must also inform the European Medic…

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