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Showing 14311440 of 37977 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-4-2002 n° 98-16.829

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-9

Any pharmacist or company intending to operate a pharmacy must make a declaration to the local Association of Pharmacists.In the event of cessation of operation, transfer or regrouping of a pharmacy,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-9

When the removal of haematopoietic cells collected from bone marrow or peripheral blood is envisaged from a minor under the conditions defined in article L. 1241-3, the information provided for in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-9

Within eight days of the list being handed over by the court clerk, the court-appointed agent communicates by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or, where applicable, via the portal me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: External company health, safety and working conditions committee.

Article R4514-9

Before the work begins, if a staff representative on the social and economic committee is to be part of the team working in the user undertaking and the committee intends to take part in the prior joi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of salary

Article R7422-9

The hourly rates of pay applicable to the professions referred to in article L. 7422-7 are set by the Minister responsible for labour, after obtaining the opinion of: 1° Either the competent departmen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Measures to boost audiovisual production

Article 916-34

In order to take account of delays in production activity linked to the introduction of health measures, works which, in addition to the conditions set out in 1° to 4° of article 311-29, have been the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hosting of personal health data on digital media subject to certification

Article R1111-9

The hosting of personal health data on a digital medium within the meaning of II of Article L. 1111-8 is considered to be the act of carrying out, on behalf of the data controller referred to in 1° of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-9

The Minister for the Interior (Service National de Police Scientifique) is authorised to implement the automated processing of personal data referred to in Article 706-54, known as the "fichier nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Default provisions

Article R3122-9

The application for authorisation to assign workers to night shifts submitted to the Labour Inspector by the employer on the basis of Article L. 3122-21 shall provide detailed justification of: 1° The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-9

In the judgment opening or pronouncing the judicial liquidation, the court shall set a time limit at the end of which the closure of the proceedings must be examined. If closure cannot be pronounced a…

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