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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up the electoral roll

Article R7343-9

The automated processing of personal data mentioned in Article R. 7343-3 is used to draw up the two electoral lists. The Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority collects from the platforms ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-9

…1 of the French National Service Code ; 2° The operational military reserve mentioned inarticle L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code; 2° bis The voluntary national police operational reserve mentioned in 3°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-9

…provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply where the marriage was celebrated prior to 12 March 1958. The legislative provisions relating to the contribution of the spouses to household expe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-8

…er practices in an area or commune that meets the criteria defined in article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas or in article R. 133-32…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Emancipation

Article 413-4

Where, in the case of the preceding article, no diligence having been taken by the tutor, a member of the family council considers that the minor is capable of being emancipated, he may request the gu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-9

…in the Conseil d'Etat, or in the case of tastings with a view to sale within the meaning of article 1587 of the French Civil Code, it is forbidden to offer alcoholic beverages free of charge for comme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-9

Employee industrial tribunal members benefiting from the leave provided for in article D. 1442-7 are not taken into account: 1° When determining the number of beneficiaries of training leave, as provi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-9

In all contract award procedures, communications and exchanges of information carried out in application of this Book may be carried out by electronic means of communication or by the production of ph…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D3311-9

…report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law no. 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promotion, worki…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-90

…ure, portability and opposition provided for respectively by articles 51, 55 and 56 of the law of 6 January 1978 referred to do not apply. The rights of access to data and limitation of processing pro…

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