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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article L3121-9

The departmental council meets at the initiative of its chairman, at least once every three months, at a location in the department chosen by the standing committee. In years when the general renewal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-99

Special meetings are attended by the holders of shares of a given class.A decision by a general meeting to amend the rights relating to a class of shares is only definitive after approval by the speci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-9

The regional chambers of commerce and industry draw up, in line with the regional plan contract for the development of vocational training and guidance, a regional scheme for vocational training which…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-9

I.-Territorial authorities or their groupings may grant aid to veterinarians who contribute to the protection of public health and ensure the continuity and permanence of care for farm animals. To thi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-9

Contracts for the issue of the bonds referred to in article L. 213-8 may stipulate that they are redeemable only at the issuer's initiative or at a maturity conditional on the accumulation, since the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-92

Where the account agreement referred to in second paragraph of I of Article L. 312-1-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code provides for the possibility of an overrun, this agreement mentions the borrow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-9

In companies in which a specific electoral college is created for professional journalists and persons treated as such, where the agreement or convention only concerns journalists or persons treated a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-9

An employee who is medically certified to be pregnant or who has given birth and who works night shifts under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5 shall, at her request, be assigned to a day sh…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Monitoring the exercise of rights in detention and the proportionality of the measure

Article L743-9

The liberty and detention judge, when the matter is referred to him or her for the purpose of extending the period of detention, shall remind the foreign national of his or her rights and shall ensure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Depreciation and provisions

Article L232-9

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 232-15, the company's formation expenses are amortised before any distribution of profits and, at the latest, within five years. Capital…

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