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Showing 43314340 of 8144 articles for Art. 9 juill. 1979

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-16

…certificates of the statutory auditor(s) defined in article R. 2152-6 and in IV of article R. 2152-9 if the organisation(s) mentioned in II of article R. 2152-9 are not candidates for representativen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: State contribution to the new loyalty and recognition benefit for volunteer firefighters

Article L1424-36-3

For the application of article L. 723-9 of the internal security code, the State's contribution to the cost of the new loyalty and recognition benefit for volunteer firefighters is the subject of an a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-7

…ducts at a price different from that set by the order issued for the application of article L. 1221-9 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-11

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 2123-9 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, particularly in the li…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R422-10

Articles R. 422-1 to R. 422-9 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 2020.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-4

For its application in Mayotte, the second paragraph of Article L. 5126-9 reads as follows: "In other prisons, prisoners benefit from the in-house pharmacy services of the Mayotte territorial public h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L945-8

In II of in Article L. 525-9, the words: "to the lien referred to in Article L. 243-4 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "to the lien organised in favour of the territory's social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electorate

Article R2122-11

…tion mentioned in article L. 2122-10-3 of the company or establishment mentioned in article R. 2122-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-55

…f the centre, chosen from among the army doctors who meet the conditions set out in article R. 1222-9-2, is appointed by the Minister for Defence, after consultation with the Minister for Health.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-29

…om the scope of supervision is extended by letter sent in the manner provided for in article R. 612-9.

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