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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-9

The trial courts mentioned in articles 697 and 697-5 may, if they find in their decision that publicity is likely to result in the disclosure of a national defence secret, order, by decision given in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-9

The surety bond or insurance, as the case may be, applies only on proof that the claim is certain, liquid and due and that the guaranteed sworn goods broker is in default. The guarantor or insurer may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-9

Minors may not access the sites mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 3512-3.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9

…is article. During the term of the contract, once the beneficiary has been accepted, the stipulator may not exercise his right to surrender and the insurance company may not grant him an advance witho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-9

…and payment appropriations. Programme authorisations constitute the upper limit of expenditure that may be committed for the execution of investments. They remain valid for an unlimited period until t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Other administrative police measures

Article L5145-9

I.-Where a breach of the provisions of Article 104 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or of the provisions adopted for the application of III of Article L. 5143-2 is established, the admini…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-9

…han the end of the fifth financial year following the year in which they were incurred. These costs may be charged against the amount of issue premiums relating to this increase. However, companies wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-9

Any elected member of a public establishment in the network may be suspended or declared to have resigned automatically by the competent authority, after adversarial proceedings, in the event of serio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-91

…ave been awarded a specialist qualification under the conditions set out in decree no. 2004-252 of 19 March 2004 relating to the conditions under which doctors of medicine may obtain a specialist qual…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-9

…o meet one of the conditions for the issue of a movement document for foreign minors, this document may be withdrawn. The decision to withdraw the document may only be taken after the minor's legal re…

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