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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95

…e supervisory board, as the case may be, may exceed the number of eighteen provided for in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-69, for a period of three years from the date of the merger set at Article L. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-94

…Supervisory Board that may be held simultaneously by the same natural person, pursuant to articles L. 225-21 and L. 225-77, is applicable to the accumulation of seats as director and member of the su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-9

I. - Any abstraction, well or borehole drilled for domestic water use must be declared to the mayor of the municipality concerned. Companies must keep a register of water wells they drill, whatever th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-9

Any operator who has acquired or transferred all or part of the products and who is aware of the decision referred to in article L. 521-7 is required to inform the operator who supplied it with the pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-9

…st development, which guarantees territorial balance and respects the principles set out in article L. 101-2 of the town planning code.It sets out the fundamental guidelines for the protection and enh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-90-2

…interventional radiology care activities when they carry out diagnostic or therapeutic cancer procedures related to this authorisation; 2° Health establishments or persons who participate in the loca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Borrowings by social housing management bodies

Article L752-9

…ancs is entered into when the loan is taken out for the total amount and the total term of the loan;2° The interest rate may be fixed or variable. A Conseil d'Etat decree determines the indices and in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Borrowings by social housing management bodies

Article L753-9

…ancs is entered into when the loan is taken out for the total amount and the total term of the loan;2° The interest rate may be fixed or variable. A Conseil d'Etat decree determines the indices and in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-9

…the exploitation rights on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict betwe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…r; c) Address, official identity document number, identification number or date and place of birth. 2° The originator's payment service provider shall ensure that fund transfers are accompanied by the…

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