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Showing 23812390 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-9

The results transmitted by the Autorité nationale des jeux or by La Française des jeux pursuant to article R. 333-12 are kept by the organiser of the sporting event or competition for a period of six…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-92

Where the account agreement referred to in second paragraph of I of Article L. 312-1-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code provides for the possibility of an overrun, this agreement mentions the borrow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory recovery of wages and allowances due to foreign employees not authorised to work

Article R8252-9

If, in the situation of the foreign employee referred to in Article R. 8252-8, the Director General of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration decides to implement the financial solid…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Postponement of the expiry date of certain sums held in the automatic account

Article 916-23

For sums registered on the automatic account or on the automatic accounts grouped into circuits opened in respect of cinematographic entertainment establishments which were due to expire on 31 Decembe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article D5212-9

The increase provided for in article D. 5212-8 applies to multi-purpose intercommunal syndicates whose revenue comes from contributions from the member communes, provided that these contributions are…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-9

The order of the Minister for Sport creating the option or speciality of the diploma relating to one of the activities provided for in article R. 212-7 is issued after consultation with the Profession…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-9

The amount of the advance payment may not be affected by the implementation of a price variation clause.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Appeals and disputes

Article R2316-9

A dispute relating to a decision of the administrative authority taken on the basis of article L. 2316-8 falls within the jurisdiction of the judicial court, which shall have final jurisdiction. The p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-9

If one or more of the bodies mentioned in article D. 5143-8, consulted with a view to setting up the Commission, have not formulated a proposal within one month of receiving the request from the Regio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 C

…of property; 3° For the mention of the summons and the denunciations provided for in Article R. 322-9 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures; 4° For the act noting the refusal to publish a summon…

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