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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-9

The financial aid mentioned in articles R. 5132-7 and R. 5132-8-1 is paid, on behalf of the State, by the Agence de services et de paiement. This aid cannot be combined with any other State-funded emp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-7

…d as stated in the insurance contract and €1,200,000.In the cases mentioned in 1° and 3° of article 913-5, the insured capital is that provided for in respect of the unavailability of persons and in t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…rticle 221-6 ; 2° Chapter II of Title II, with the exception of the first paragraph of article 222-19; 3° Chapters III, IV, V and VII of Title II;4° Chapter II of Title I of Book III of the same Code;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-96

…party: the head of the user company, referred to in Article R. 4511-1 and in Decree No. 77-1321 of 29 November 1977 on work carried out in an establishment by an external company, or the contracting a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Transfer of foreign nationals to another waiting area

Article L343-9

If the foreign national's departure cannot be effected from the station, port or airport on which the waiting area in which he or she is placed or held depends, he or she may be transferred to any wai…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R121-9

The judge may, in accordance with the second paragraph of article 446-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure , exempt a party who so requests from attending a subsequent hearing. In this case, the judge sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-9

Where a tunnel or bridge spans several départements, the management of rescue operations, under the responsibility of the municipal police pursuant to article L. 2212-2, is entrusted, in the event of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 900-4

The judge hearing the application for revision may, depending on the case and even of his own motion, either reduce the quantity or periodicity of the benefits encumbering the gift, or modify its purp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-93

The mutual insurance companies referred to in article L. 322-26-4 are associations which : 1° Guarantee to their members, in return for payment of a variable premium, full settlement of their commitme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-9

The court rules on the homologation after having heard or duly called in chambers the debtor, the creditors party to the agreement, the person or persons designated by the social and economic committe…

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