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Showing 45814590 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-92

…ly used for waste produced by the operator. The tax is payable by the operator of the facility on 1 January of the tax year. The tax referred to in the first paragraph may be levied by municipalities…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional advertising of the contract notice

Article R2331-9

The purchaser may publish an additional advertisement on a medium other than that chosen as the principal medium under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for the economy app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific health and safety protection plan.

Article L4532-9

On sites subject to the obligation to draw up a general co-ordination plan, each company, including sub-contracting companies, called upon to intervene at any time during the work, draws up a specific…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L6434-9

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the President of the Territorial Council or a Territorial Councillor deputising for him or having received a deleg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export for scientific purposes.

Article R1235-9

…here the applicant organisation also benefits from an authorisation as provided for in Article L. 1243-2, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-6

Unless there is a risk to patients' health, proprietary medicinal products which fulfil the conditions for being a reference proprietary medicinal product in an existing hybrid group may, by decision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-9

…embers of the Standing Committee under the same quorum condition as that provided for in article L. 4422-8. The Standing Committee is chaired by the President of the Assembly, who is an ex officio mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions

Article L7342-9

As part of its social responsibility towards the workers referred to in Article L. 7342-8, the platform may draw up a charter setting out the terms and conditions for exercising its social responsibil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…f the transaction involves the transmission of funds within the meaning of 6° of II of Article L. 314-1. VI - The originator's payment service provider shall keep the required information on the origi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy

Article R6123-93

…up may be carried out in conjunction with other cancer treatment authorisation holders mentioned in 18° of article R. 6122-25 of the same code.

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