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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-8

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be determined by decree, in particular:1° The provisions of section 2 of this chapter which apply to the nationwide deployment of a l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9

The authorisation provided for in article L. 5121-8 is refused if it appears that the assessment of the positive therapeutic effects of the medicinal product or product with regard to the risks to pat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical laboratory technician

Article L4352-9

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The terms and conditions of practice and professional rules; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-9

An omission or misrepresentation on the part of an insured who has not acted in bad faith shall not render the insurance null and void.If it is established before any claim, the insurer has the right…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-9

When the investment section or the operating section of the budget includes either programme authorisations and payment appropriations, or commitment authorisations and payment appropriations, the Pre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-9

The tax is calculated as follows1° For publishers of television services, the tax is calculated by applying a rate of 5.15% to the amount of annual payments and receipts, excluding value added tax, re…

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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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-9

The concession of public performance rights for a long-running film for which the cinematographic licence was issued less than five years ago may only be granted to a cinema operator in return for a p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Dispensing of medicines required for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and emergency contraception

Article R3121-43

In the free information, screening and diagnostic centres referred to in article L. 3121-2, the medicines required for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, emergency contra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Dispensing of medicines required for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections and emergency contraception

Article R3121-44

In the free information, screening and diagnostic centres mentioned in article L. 3121-2 which are not health establishments, by way of derogation, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency m…

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