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Showing 11111120 of 65175 articles for Art. 1397 al. 9 and Art. 1341-2

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

Article LO6471-9

…esentative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6471-5 and LO 6471-10 Failing this, the provisions of article LO 6471-5 shall apply.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and funding of the occupational prevention account

Article R4163-9

…alendar year, the managing body at national level aggregates all the declarations provided for in I and II of article R. 4163-8 transmitted by the employer(s) and establishes, for each occupational ri…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 975

…of nullity: 1° For plaintiffs who are natural persons: an indication of their surname, first names and domicile; For plaintiffs who are legal persons: an indication of their form, name and registered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article R2231-9

…arge, the texts filed with the regional directorate for companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment. They may obtain a copy, at their own expense, in accordance with the procedures set…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Definition of taxable profits

Article 92

…ssimilated to non-commercial profits are deemed to be profits from the liberal professions, offices and positions whose holders do not have the status of traders and from all occupations, lucrative ex…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 916

…incident putting an end to the proceedings, on a plea of inadmissibility or on the lapse of the appeal. The application, delivered to the registry of the chamber to which the case is distributed, shal…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 909

Members of the medical and pharmacy professions, as well as medical auxiliaries who have provided care to a person during the illness from which he or she dies, may not benefit from inter vivos or tes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-9

The opinion of the Social and Economic Committee is expressed by secret ballot after hearing the interested party. When the employee is included in a collective redundancy for economic reasons of ten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-9

The administration of this medication is recorded in writing by the nurse, dated and signed in the "nurse's notebook" or another document provided for this purpose in the school.At the end of each sch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-9

If one or more of the bodies mentioned in article D. 5143-8, consulted with a view to setting up the Commission, have not formulated a proposal within one month of receiving the request from the Regio…

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