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Showing 14111420 of 68896 articles for Art. L. 123-1 and L. 123-9

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-9

…markets, even by a person holding a pharmacist's diploma, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-9

…e account opened for this purpose. The General Meeting sets the rules for determining the fees paid and the methods of payment, by the said company, to the cooperative members in consideration of thei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-9

The commission is earned as soon as the principal has executed the transaction or should have executed it under the agreement with the third party or alternatively as soon as the third party has execu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-9

…years of the incapacity resulting from a conviction which has led to permanent removal from the roll.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-9

…e of the proceedings by appointing an agent with the task of continuing the proceedings in progress and distributing, where applicable, the sums received at the end of those proceedings when such clos…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Monitoring commercial development.

Article L751-9

…ement commercial publishes a report incorporating data relating to the activity of the departmental and national commissions. This report shall also include information relating to the knowledge of te…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section Va: Effect of criminal confiscation on life insurance policies.

Article L160-9

…cluded in a life insurance contract automatically entails the judicial cancellation of the contract and the transfer of the confiscated funds to the State.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-96

…ers present or represented hold at least one quarter of the shares with voting rights on first call and one fifth of the shares with voting rights on second call. Failing this, the second meeting may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-97

…t country has concluded a special agreement with France allowing the acquisition of its nationality and the transfer of the registered office to its territory, and preserving the company's legal perso…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of protection

Article L511-9

The protection of the design conferred by the provisions of this Book shall be acquired by registration. It shall be granted to the creator or his successor in title. The author of the application for…

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