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Showing 73717380 of 8144 articles for Art. 9 juill. 1979

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The obligation to insure.

Article L251-1

…ntioned in article L. 5311-1 with the exception of 5°, subject to the provisions of article L. 1222-9, and 11°, 14° and 15°, used in the course of these activities, are required to take out insurance…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of receipts from cinemas

Article D212-88

…ntages and flat rates provided for in the contracts granting cinematographic representation rights; 9° The share due to the distributors of the cinematographic or audiovisual works or documents; 10° T…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

…L. 1221-10 of the Labour Code and the document acknowledging receipt by the recipient organisation; 9° A copy of the nominative social declaration provided for inArticle R. 133-14 of the Social Securi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 C

…ed on the transfer of receivables or as remuneration for the management of transferred receivables; 9° Banking transactions relating to the financing of exports, deliveries exempt under I of article 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L595-2

…rom personalised support for access to employment in the form of a professional skills assessment"; 9° In Article L. 561-16, references to the Labour Code, the Social Security Code, the Social Action…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L594-2

…rom personalised support for access to employment in the form of a professional skills assessment"; 9° In Article L. 561-16, references to the Social Security Code, the Social Action and Family Code a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L596-2

…rom personalised support for access to employment in the form of a professional skills assessment"; 9° In Article L. 561-16, references to the Labour Code, the Social Security Code, the Social Action…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…s against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988 and revised at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-4

…ership, determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, provides sufficient guarantees of independence; 9° Two members representing the staff of Caisse des dépôts et consignations and its subsidiaries, el…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1

…ropean System of Central Banks by Article 105(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community; 9. The rules relating to the protection of depositors referred to in Article L. 312-4; 10. The rules…

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