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Showing 22912300 of 10372 articles for Art. CE 28-9-2021 n° 439145

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
Single chapter

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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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article R214-9

The Ombudsman may call upon the services of the Minister responsible for culture. The latter will provide the necessary resources to enable the Ombudsman to carry out his duties.

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

Article R329-9

Accreditation is granted by order of the minister responsible for culture, published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-9

The Minister responsible for customs may suspend or revoke the decision granting the written application or refuse to grant the renewal application submitted to him. He will inform the applicant, who…

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

Article R324-9

…set of the mediation. He shall invite the parties to provide him with any clarifications he deems necessary and may hear any person whose hearing he deems useful. The parties may be assisted by a lawy…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-9

…g to the design and deployment of the information systems or, where applicable, their adaptation, necessary for the processing of subscriber identification requests;b) The additional costs relating to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-9

…ions laid down in Article R. 421-1, in article R. 421-1-1 or to articles R. 421-7 and R. 421-8. A receipt is issued for the application.If the application does not comply, the applicant is notified, s…

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