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Showing 22712280 of 24917 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 18-9-2003 n° 01-16.019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-9

If the contract holder is found to be in serious breach of its contractual obligations, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send it a reasoned formal notice to take the necessary c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-95

For the application of the sixth paragraph of article R. 6153-47, student doctors in the armed forces health service schools may complete : 1° Either a training period chosen on their own initiative,…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96-1

In the event of war or military operations outside national territory, for serious reasons and with the authorisation of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Defence, marriages may be solemnise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-97

Except in the case of inheritance, liquidation of community property between spouses, or transfer either to a spouse or to an ascendant or descendant, the transfer of shares to a third party, in any c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-93

A joint stock company may issue securities giving access to equity securities to be issued by the company that directly or indirectly owns more than half of its capital or by the company of which it d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-9

The line producer transmits the operating account submitted to him in application of sub-section 1 of this section to the other co-producers, to the companies to which he is linked by a financing cont…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

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 Code of civil procedureIn force
Book I: Provisions common to all courts

Article 748-9

As an exception to the provisions of this Title, where it is provided that a notice, summons or receipt is sent by the court registry to a person mentioned in Article 692-1, by any means, by simple le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-9

National approval may be granted by the Minister for Health to associations which have either at least 5,000 individually paid-up members, or individually paid-up members spread over at least four reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6253-9

The Executive Board may not deliberate unless the majority of its members are present. If, on the day fixed by the notice convening the meeting, the Executive Board does not meet in sufficient number…

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