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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Wages and working hours.

Article L6325-9

The holder of a professionalisation contract who is at least twenty-six years old receives, for the duration of the fixed-term contract or the professionalisation action under the open-ended contract,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-9

With the exception of not-for-profit laboratories, private medical laboratories are managed by a biologist in charge who is the legal representative. When the legal structure of a medical biology labo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-9

The agglomeration community is dissolved, by decree of the Conseil d'Etat ipso jure when it no longer has more than one member municipality or, at the request of the municipal councils of the member m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-9

The amount of the reduced fixed fine provided for in article 529-7 is set as follows: 1° 22 euros for second-class offences;2° 45 euros for third-class offences;3° 90 euros for fourth-class offences.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Chambers

Article R1423-9

Where a section comprises several chambers, one of them has jurisdiction to hear disputes and litigation relating to redundancies for economic reasons.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-9

The statement of claims referred to in Article R. 624-8 is supplemented by: 1° Where the matter falls within the jurisdiction of another court, the decisions handed down by the competent court; 2° The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6264-9

Articles R. 2336-1 to R. 2336-7 are applicable to the local authority.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-98

The provisions of this section apply to substances or plants having a psychoactive effect, as well as to medicines or other products containing them, with the exception of ethyl alcohol and tobacco.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-99

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé is responsible for implementing addictovigilance. It defines the guidelines, leads and coordinates the actions of the various pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-97

The following definitions apply1° Drug dependence: a set of behavioural, cognitive and physiological phenomena of varying intensity, in which the use of one or more psychoactive substances becomes a h…

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