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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-9

…e application for registration shall be submitted or sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the High Council. It must be accompanied by supporting documents. The applicant shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Amending and cancelling declarations

Article R6351-9

For the purposes of assessing the conditions for cancelling the registration of the declaration of activity mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6351-4, the services examined are those corresponding t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4 : The impossibility for French nationals established outside France to celebrate their marriage abroad

Article 171-9

As an exception to articles 74 and 165, where the future spouses of the same sex, at least one of whom has French nationality, have their domicile or residence in a country that does not authorise mar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-9

Any person who can prove industrial exploitation on the territory of a Member State of the European Economic Community or effective and serious preparations to that effect may invite the proprietor of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Trade union premises.

Article L2142-9

The terms and conditions for the fitting out and use by the trade union sections of the premises made available to them are set by agreement with the employer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-9

…distrainee debtor ; 2° Assignments, seizures, third-party administrative seizures or direct payment of maintenance claims currently being enforced. The garnishee third party employer who fails to make…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-9

Applications for the assignment of the compulsory licence, its withdrawal or the revision of the conditions under which it was granted are subject to the provisions of articles R. 613-4 to R. 613-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations towards trainees and apprentices

Article L6353-9

…n apprentice, may only be used to assess his ability to follow the course, whether it is requested, offered or continued. This information must have a direct and necessary link with the training cours…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-9

I. Where the sales or transfers of goodwill include pledged trademarks or service marks, industrial designs or models and software exploitation rights and where the pledges of such goodwill include pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-9

…remains confidential. Failure to comply with this rule will automatically result in the withdrawal of approval in the manner in which it was granted.

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