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Showing 851860 of 65818 articles for Art. L 225-248 · Loi 2023-171 of 9 March 2023

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

Television service publishers and distributors may not use technical measures that would have the effect of depriving the public of the benefit of the private copy exception, including on a medium and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-93

The following may be members of a local savings company: public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status and, under the conditions set out in the Articles of Association, natural p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9

I.-The Fonds de Garantie des Assurances Obligatoires de dommages (Guarantee Fund for Compulsory Non-Life Insurance) set up by Article L. 421-1 is responsible for protecting insured persons who have ta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-9

Retail businesses with a sales area of more than 400 square metres ensure that clean reusable or reusable containers, replacing single-use packaging, are made available to the end consumer, free of ch…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-9

The consumer is entitled to demand that the goods be brought into conformity with the criteria set out in sub-section 1 of this section. The consumer shall request the seller to bring the goods into c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties.

Article L1453-9

The performance of the trade union representative's duties may not be grounds for disciplinary action or termination of the employment contract. Dismissal of trade union representatives is subject to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2344-9

The members of the special negotiating body and of the European works council set up in the absence of an agreement benefit, without loss of salary, from the training necessary for the exercise of the…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-9

For the application of II of articles L. 3211-12 and L. 3211-12-1 and articles L. 3212-7, L. 3213-1, L. 3213-3 and L. 3213-8, the director of the establishment receiving the patient will convene a pan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-9

Operators of approved establishments are not required to apply for authorisation under texts regulating the creation, extension or transfer of establishments.

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