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Showing 40514060 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D440-9

…ctices Review Board are not public. The investigators referred to in the sixth paragraph of Article L. 440-1 may attend meetings of the commission when matters are being examined in the investigation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Special provisions for private medical laboratories

Article D6223-94

For the application of article L. 6223-6, a medical biologist who works at least half-time in the medical biology laboratory is considered to be an employed or self-employed medical biologist if his w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-9

…s, certified as true by the administration which will have received it accompanied by a translation;2. Within two years of the expiry of the priority period, he shall provide the additional documents…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-9

The fee provided for in 1° of article L. 2335-10 is payable by drinking water utilities regardless of how these utilities are operated. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, these utilities…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

I.-In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 213-2, requisitions sent under the conditions provided for in this code for the interception of telephone communications shall give rise to reimburse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-90-1

…prescribed by the authorisation holder for systemic cancer drug treatments in application of 1° and 2° of I of article R. 6123-94; 2° Carry out the follow-up of such treatments without prejudice to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-2

…es them without executing them itself. V.-Portfolio management companies shall adopt and apply procedures guaranteeing the rapid and fair execution of orders on behalf of the collective investment sch…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-93

In application of the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 225-51-1, shareholders may, in person or by proxy, inspect, at the company's registered office or place of administrative managem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-9

…ty or right, without being able to be less than an amount set by the decree provided for in Article L. 444-3, but may not be less than €90.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Enforcement of European protection orders in the Member States of the European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/99/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European protection order

Article 696-90

…ibition on going to certain places, locations or defined areas in which the victim is or frequents; 2° A prohibition or regulation of contact with the victim; 3° A prohibition on approaching the victi…

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