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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Registration.

Article D4644-9

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment may terminate the registration of a professional risk prevention adviser at any time if the adviser does not have th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Degressive temporary allowance agreement

Article R5123-9

The agreements referred to in 2° of article R. 5111-2 may provide for the payment of a temporary degressive allowance to employees who have been made redundant for economic reasons and who have been r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medicinal products for which prescription is reserved for certain specialist doctors.

Article R5121-90

A medicinal product may only be classified as a prescription-only medicine if the restrictions on prescribing are justified by the constraints involved in implementing the treatment, having regard to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-8

…ner when the contract is signed, the declaration and the calculation of the additional remuneration may be carried out per calendar year, if the practitioner practices in an area or commune that meets…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties.

Article R323-9

The Prefect may decide to remove a property from the list of establishments classified as residential tourist villages if it fails to maintain its buildings and facilities properly or if they are seri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sound and image recording of certain places or vehicles

Article 706-96

A technical device may be set up for the purpose, without the consent of the persons concerned, of capturing, fixing, transmitting and recording words spoken by one or more persons in a private or con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article L712-9

…s, the commission shall invite the debtor to apply for a social assistance or action measure, which may include a budget education programme, and in particular a personalised social support measure, u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions adapting Book V.

Article L945-9

Article L. 525-18 is amended as follows: I.-In 1°, the reference to Decree no. 53-968 of 30 September 1953 is replaced by the reference to Decree no. 55-639 of 20 May 1955; II.-The 2° is worded as fol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions adapting Book V.

Article L935-9

Article L. 525-18 is amended as follows: I.-In 1°, the reference to Decree no. 53-968 of 30 September 1953 is replaced by the reference to Decree no. 55-639 of 20 May 1955. II.-The 2° is worded as fol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-9

The following second-hand personal protective equipment may be made available or hired for non-professional sporting or leisure activities, subject to compliance with the provisions of article R. 4313…

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