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Showing 13511360 of 14450 articles for Art. 975 · CE 9 March 2016 n° 374893 · CE 27 July 2005 n° 269605

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-93

…The decision to admit the disabled worker to the scheme, taken with the agreement of the person concerned, is made by the commission referred to inarticle L. 146-9 of the Code de l'action sociale et…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-9

The purchasers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 81-766 of 10 August 1981 relating to book prices may award a contract for the supply of non-school books for their own needs or to enhance…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-9

…s or to use them in the exercise of their profession is subject to prior authorisation from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, known as an "advertising approval".…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Advisory Committee

Article 211-94

…is made up of twenty-four members appointed for a renewable term of two years:1° A chairman;2° A vice-chairman;3° Seven representatives of production companies;4° Two representatives of distribution…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-42

…e 223-11, for the selective aid for the distribution of repertory works provided for in article 223-9 awarded under an annual distribution programme during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Mortuary rooms (R).

Article R2223-95

…hment, under the conditions provided for in 2° and 3° of article R. 2213-8-1 and in article R. 2213-9. When the transfer referred to in the previous paragraph is to a mortuary located on the territory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-9

…rokers or by any other means, and to fulfil such orders. It is forbidden for any person, with the exception of veterinary doctors in the exercise of their profession, to sell veterinary medicines from…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-9

…there until the president of the court of appeal has ruled if there is no administrative detention centre within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal. Similarly, in the event of an appeal against…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-9

…he decrees of the Conseil d'Etat implementing them is liable to a fine of 3,750 euros.A repeat offence is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €9,000.The fine is applied as many times a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 9-2

…vided for in articles 80,82,87,88,388,531 and 532 of this code and to the article 65 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press ; 2° Any investigative act emanating from the public prosecu…

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