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Showing 921930 of 51458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-2-2005 n° 197

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

Article L214-93

I. - Buy and sell orders are recorded in a register kept at the company's registered office, failing which they are null and void. The execution price results from the matching of bid and offer. It is…

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

Article L214-96

All subscriptions are recorded in a subscription form drawn up in accordance with conditions laid down by decree.At least one quarter of the nominal value of shares subscribed for in cash must be paid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exercise of the mandate.

Article L1442-9

Articles 4 and 5 of the Civil Code and 434-7-1 of the Criminal Code apply to industrial tribunals and their individual members.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Agence de développement touristique de la France.

Article R141-9

Decisions of a financial or budgetary nature, in particular those relating to the estimates of expenditure and revenue, loans, the creation of subsidiaries and the acquisition of financial holdings, a…

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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 Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration of the holder

Article L2213-9

The contract sets out the conditions under which income from ancillary activities or from the development of the estate by the licensee reduces the remuneration paid by the purchaser.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2111-9

The standards or documents are marked "or equivalent" and chosen in the following order of preference: 1° National standards transposing European standards; 2° European Technical Assessments; 3° Commo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Invitation to selected candidates

Article R2144-9

In the case of a restricted invitation to tender, a procedure with negotiation or a competitive dialogue, the invitation shall include at least the following information: 1° The reference of the publi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2161-9

A contracting authority other than a central public authority listed in a notice annexed to this Code may set the deadline for receipt of tenders by mutual agreement with the selected candidates, prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other product-related offences

Article L413-9

It is forbidden to make people believe in the French origin of foreign products or, for all products, in an origin different from their true origin, by adding to, subtracting from or in any way alteri…

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