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Showing 18811890 of 61016 articles for Art. CE 9-5-2019 n° 426431 and 426434

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article D223-9

…of commercial canvassing, including that referred to in article L. 223-5, is authorised on the one hand only from Monday to Friday, except when these days are public holidays pursuant to article L. 31…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-9

…shall contain, on pain of nullity:1° For the applicants: an indication of their surnames, forenames and domicile. Where the interested party is deceased or declared absent, the applicant must indicate…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

The insurance allowance and the allowance for self-employed workers provided for in Section 4 of Chapter IV of this Title are financed by :1° Employers' contributions ;2° Where applicable, contributio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-9

I.-The services listed under numbers 1 to 38 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees: SERVICE NUMBER (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) SUB-CATEGORY…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-4

The constitutive agreement specifies the composition, sets the number of seats and determines the procedures for appointing the members of the consortium's medical committee, in accordance with the pr…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-9

…f this article, the director of the establishment is not obliged to grant this request if a medical certificate or, if it is impossible to examine the patient, a medical opinion drawn up by a psychiat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: State diploma

Article R4151-9

…ts the following conditions: 1° Qualification of the directors of the midwifery schools ; 2° Existence of an educational project; 3° Suitability, in terms of number and quality, of the teaching staff…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9

I.-The Fonds de Garantie des Assurances Obligatoires de dommages (Guarantee Fund for Compulsory Non-Life Insurance) set up by Article L. 421-1 is responsible for protecting insured persons who have ta…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-57

Where the court, of its own motion, at the request of the debtor or the creditors, resolves a plan pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 742-25, it shall give its decision in a judgment that…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-56

The judgment rendered pursuant to the provisions of article L. 742-24 is subject to appeal.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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