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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 D

…poses of the application of this article, any legal entity that holds an interest, in whatever form and in whatever proportion, in a legal person, body, trust or comparable institution is deemed to ow…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-9

…1 under the following conditions:1° Secondment is only authorised for the performance of a specific and temporary task;2° The total duration of secondments of the same employee may not exceed a period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-94

Student doctors, pharmacists and dental surgeons of the Armed Forces Health Service Schools who are hospital students remain subject to their status and continue to receive their pay. Without prejudic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Risks covered.

Article A432-9

…loss or profit that may result from a difference between the purchase price of the foreign currency and the price on the basis of which the cover was granted is, up to the cover percentage, borne by o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-9

The registers referred to in article R. 228-8 shall contain details of securities transfer and conversion transactions, and in particular: 1° The date of the transaction; 2° The surname, first names a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VIII : Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis

Article L5218-9

…area. The metropolitan conference of mayors may be consulted for its opinion during the development and implementation of policies of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis. Its opinion is communicated…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-9

…lice Prefect to the supporters' associations referred to in articles L. 224-3, L. 332-15, L. 332-16 and L. 332-17 may be granted to supporters' associations meeting the following conditions:1° They mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-97

The following definitions apply1° Drug dependence: a set of behavioural, cognitive and physiological phenomena of varying intensity, in which the use of one or more psychoactive substances becomes a h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-9-4

To exercise the powers provided for in articles R. 464-9-1 and R. 464-9-2, may sign on behalf of the Minister and by delegation:1° The Regional Directors of the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9

…chapter IV of this title or on the basis of a court order, of any decision to maintain this measure and of any lifting of this measure, the State representative in the department will notify : 1° The…

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