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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-9-1

…ubject to an application for authorisation examined under the conditions set out in Article R. 5124-9.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-5

The annual report provided for in Article L. 132-9-3-1 includes the following information (all technical provisions combined, expressed in the form of a theoretical mathematical provision for point-ba…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-3

…notifying the insurer of the option, to which is attached the notice sent by the contracting party and which includes the following information:a) The name and address of the beneficiary ;b) The cont…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-1

I. - The professional bodies mentioned in article L. 132-9-2 are the Fédération française de l'assurance and the Centre technique des institutions de prévoyance.II - Within a period of fifteen full ca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-9-1

Each territorial council is made up of a number of councillors determined pursuant to III and IV of article L. 5211-6-1.In each commune, the metropolitan councillor or councillors of the commune are d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-90-1

…ting section, the financing requirement or, where applicable, the surplus of the investment section and the forecast appropriation are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the fourth parag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-9

…convening the meeting for the purpose of deciding on such adaptations or transformations. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, such decisions are taken by a majority in number of the member…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-9

The end of the management lease immediately renders payable the debts relating to the operation of the business or craft establishment, contracted by the tenant-manager during the management period.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-9

By derogation from articles 1736 and 1737 of the Civil Code, leases of premises subject to this chapter only cease by the effect of a notice given six months in advance or a request for renewal. In th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-9

…eizure of products unlawfully manufactured, imported, held, offered for sale, delivered or supplied and of equipment or instruments specially installed with a view to such acts.

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