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Showing 29712980 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-9

The application of articles L. 436-1 to L. 436-5 shall be specified by decree.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

In order to benefit from the registration of sums in their automatic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application fo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional advertising of the contract notice

Article R2331-9

The purchaser may publish an additional advertisement on a medium other than that chosen as the principal medium under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the economy app…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation of the holder to subcontract

Article R2393-9

The purchaser may ask the candidate, in the contract notice, to indicate the services he intends to subcontract above the minimum percentage required, as well as the subcontractors he has already iden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-9

…e transaction, to ratification by the special shareholders' meetings referred to in articles L. 225-99 and L. 228-15.The draft terms of merger are submitted to the special meetings of holders of inves…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Facilitating unauthorised entry, movement and residence

Article L823-9

Aiding the illegal movement or residence of a foreign national may not give rise to criminal proceedings under articles L. 823-1 or L. 823-2 when committed by :1° The foreign national's ascendants or…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Deposit.

Article L3332-9

Company savings plan regulations are filed with the administrative authority.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-9

The results of the ballot are recorded in two minutes drawn up on forms provided by the territorial authority that decided on the referendum. They are signed by the members of the bureau. The delegate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-9

…development strategy defined in Article L. 222-1 B of the Environment Code and by Decree No. 2015-1491 of 18 November 2015 on national carbon budgets and the national low-carbon strategy ; b) Or the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-9

When elements of the human body are collected during a medical procedure under the conditions provided for in article L. 1245-2, the health care establishment shall bear the costs of the medical biolo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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