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Showing 23112320 of 10563 articles for Art. CE 27-9-2006 n° 285279

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-9

…ors mentioned in 1° of article L. 723-1 depending on whether they are elected to a chamber of commerce and industry or to a chamber of trade and crafts, taking into account the number of electors on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-9

…quired to undergo ongoing training to enable them to maintain and improve their knowledge of the procedures in which they may be appointed on a regular basis. This training is organised in accordance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial representatives.

Article L812-9

The provisions relating to the supervision, inspection and discipline of judicial administrators set out in articles L. 811-11 to L. 811-15-1 are applicable to judicial representatives. The national r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-9

Where they concern statutory auditors carrying out assignments with public interest entities, audits of their professional activity shall be carried out by auditors of the Haut conseil du commissariat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-9

People on the list are expected to carry out their duties throughout France.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-9

The statutory auditors shall certify, giving reasons for their assessments, that the annual accounts are regular and fair and give a true and fair view of the results of operations for the past financ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-9

…Supervisory Board may be employees of the company without limitation as to number or length of service as an employee. In the event of the death of a shareholder or partner who is a statutory auditor,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
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Article R311-9

…e L. 311-4 : 1° The amount of private copying levy specific to each recording medium; 2° The existence of the explanatory notice provided for by Article L. 311-4-1; 3° The URL address of the online pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title Ia: Remuneration of journalists and other authors in respect of copyright and related rights of press agencies and press publishers

Article R312-9

Committee members are bound by an obligation of discretion with regard to documents and information of which they have been made aware.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R321-9

…ploitation of online rights in musical works shall provide, by electronic means, to the online service providers to which they have granted an authorisation, to the holders of the rights they manage a…

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