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Showing 721730 of 23627 articles for Art. CA Paris 9-5-2003

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-9

When the committee, in application of article L. 3212-9, requires the psychiatric care measure to be lifted, it notifies the director of the establishment by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-9

…plements the decisions of the Board of Directors; 5° He submits the school's internal regulations, academic regulations and disciplinary regulations to the Board of Directors for approval and ensures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article R2231-9

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

…5-12 and L. 3115-13, in their version resulting from Order No. 2017-44 of 19 January 2017, are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General parity rules

Article R1411-58-5

Where an alternate member is provided, the full member and the alternate member shall be of different genders.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to obligations

Article L245-9

It is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros for the chairman, directors, managing directors or managers of a joint stock company to issue, on behalf of that company, negotiable bonds which, in the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

…ompany: 1. Has its registered office and effective management in France ; 2. has sufficient initial capital and appropriate and sufficient financial resources; 3. Provides the identity of its sharehol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Finance companies and Agence française de développement

Article L775-9

…ly in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions common to both procedures

Article R5121-51-5

…here France is the reference State, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is responsible for initiating this procedure by informing the Europe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-9

The technical provisions corresponding to the operations of the insurance undertaking covered by Article L. 134-1 are those mentioned in 1°, 4°, 7°, 9°, 10° and 11° of Article R. 343-3. They are enter…

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