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Showing 211220 of 10285 articles for Art. Directive 96/9/EC

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-production production aid commissions

Article 411-93

The pre-production support commission for first works is made up of seven members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.The pre-production support commi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R2122-98

The time limits set by articles R. 2122-93, R. 2122-96 and R. 2122-97 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640, 641 and 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-95

Mutual insurance companies may not undertake insurance operations other than those mentioned in 1 to 18 of Article R. 321-1, subject to the provisions of Article R. 322-96.

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

Article 706-97

The decision authorising use of the device referred to in Article 706-96 includes all the information needed to identify the vehicles or private or public places targeted, the offence for which the me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R4451-97

A worker intervening in an emergency situation is any worker who has been entrusted with one of the actions mentioned in Article R. 4451-96. These actions may not be entrusted to a pregnant or breastf…

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

Article 706-98

Officers or agents of the judicial police or qualified agents responsible for carrying out the operations provided for in Article 706-96 are authorised to hold, for this purpose, devices falling withi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-9 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-1-1)

Article Annexe 8-9

PROGRAMME OF THE CERTIFICATE PREPARATORY FOR THE DUTIES OF AUDITORIn application of the provisions of article A. 822-1-1, the syllabus for the tests for the preparatory certificate for the duties of s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-97

Each partner may, at any time, inspect for himself the documents referred to in Article R. 743-96, as well as all registers and accounting documents required to be kept by the legislative or regulator…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import procedures

Article R5138-9

…es use of this provision, it shall inform the European Commission in accordance with Article 46b of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Communi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-9

Without prejudice to

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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