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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special arrangements for compensating the concessionaire

Article L3136-9

Where a clause in the concession contract sets out the terms and conditions of compensation to be paid to the concessionaire in the event of cancellation, rescission or termination of the concession c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-9

The conceding authority may exclude from the procedure for awarding a concession contract those persons in respect of whom it has sufficient evidence or a body of serious, reliable and concordant evid…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Concession contracts awarded by a contracting entity to a joint venture

Article L3211-9

Concession contracts concluded by a body set up exclusively by contracting entities to carry out one or more of the activities of a network operator with one of these contracting entities, as well as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-9

The Supervisory Board is responsible for the ongoing supervision of the company's management. To this end, it has the same powers as the statutory auditors.It submits a report to the annual ordinary g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-9

The cash share shall be registered until fully paid up.Failure to comply with the first paragraph may result in the cancellation of the said share.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-99

The company called upon to allot the equity securities or securities giving access thereto must take the measures necessary to protect the interests of the holders of the rights thus created if it dec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-9

All acts transmitting or modifying the rights attached to a patent application or patent must, in order to be enforceable against third parties, be entered in a register, known as the National Patent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-9

It shall be punishable by four years' imprisonment and a fine of 400,000 euros for any person, with a view to selling, supplying, offering for sale or hiring goods presented under an infringing tradem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-91

If the credit agreement so provides, the lender has the option of terminating the open-ended overdraft authorisation subject to at least two months' notice being provided to the borrower on paper or o…

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