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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulated work.

Article L4153-9

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 4153-8, workers under the age of eighteen may only be employed in certain categories of work mentioned in that same article under certain conditi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Apprenticeship supervisor

Article R6261-9

In companies under the jurisdiction of the regional Chamber of Trades and Crafts, the apprenticeship supervisor must hold a "brevet de maîtrise" issued by the regional Chambers of Trades and Crafts in…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-9

Exceptionally and where necessary, in order to ensure the availability of medicinal products, where a manufacturing establishment of an active substance intended for export and located in a third coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-9

…nion from the competent State authority when they are pursued by local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments. The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to local public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-9

…European Economic Area, who hold evidence of formal qualifications obtained in one of these States and whose professional experience is attested to by any means, to practise the profession of pharmac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 972 ter

For the application of article 965 and under the same conditions, shares in property investment companies mentioned in I of article 208 C when the taxpayer holds, directly and, where applicable, indir…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 968 bis

The assets mentioned in article 965 acquired jointly under the conditions set out in article 754 A are included in the estate of each of the contracting parties in proportion to the sums invested by e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-9

The provisions of articles L. 2121-4 and L. 2121-5 are applicable to arrondissement councillors.In the event of the resignation of an arrondissement councillor, the arrondissement mayor shall inform t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-9

The author must enable the publisher to manufacture and distribute copies of the work or to produce the work in digital form.The author must deliver to the publisher, within the period specified in th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to legal action based on denial of justice.

Article 366-9

…onses to judgment delivered by bailiff to the court registry. The court clerk endorses the original and forwards it to the judge. The summons must be repeated after a period of eight days.

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