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Showing 15711580 of 37977 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-4-2002 n° 98-16.829

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-9

In the event of an epidemic occurring on national territory, the representative of the State with territorial jurisdiction organises health checks on travellers and means of sea and air transport at t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-9

At any time during the professional recovery proceedings, the court may, on the report of the assigned judge, open the judicial liquidation proceedings on which a ruling has been stayed if it is estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-9

To set the maximum time of absence to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 2123-5, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consistency between the data of the medical device or in vitro diagnostic medical device and the result of the medical biology examination

Article D6211-9

For in vitro diagnostic medical devices used on an outpatient basis, the frequency of verification of the consistency referred to in Article D. 6211-8 is determined by the recommendations referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-9

I.-The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will give or send the receipt for the undertaking to comply by the health centre or its branch or branches to the legal representative of the mana…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-9

When the insurance company decides to restrict transactions on the contract under the conditions provided for in 2° of II of Article L. 131-4, it executes the transaction requests, to the maximum of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employers' College

Article R1441-9

I.-For the industry, trade and commercial services, agriculture and miscellaneous activities sections, the following are taken into account per section, according to the distribution table defined in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-9

I.-A partial activity authorisation may be granted for a maximum period of three months. It may be renewed under the conditions set out in II and up to a limit of six months, consecutive or otherwise,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-2

When, in the course of the investigation, it proves impossible to return movable property that has been placed in the hands of the law and whose retention is no longer necessary to establish the truth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-9

As part of the task set out in the first paragraph of Article R. 721-4, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (French overseas departments note-issuing bank) provides the credit institu…

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