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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 II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-9

Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code relating to professional secrecy apply to any person called upon to collaborate with the departmental maternal and child protection service.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

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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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-9

The voting rights of directors subject to personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8 shall be exercised at the meetings of legal entities subject to receivership or compul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of 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 Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-9

Where they concern statutory auditors carrying out assignments with public interest entities, audits of their professional activity shall be carried out by auditors of the Haut conseil du commissariat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-9

The fine shall be recovered in the same way as for debts unrelated to taxes and property.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific health and safety protection plan.

Article L4532-9

On sites subject to the obligation to draw up a general co-ordination plan, each company, including sub-contracting companies, called upon to intervene at any time during the work, draws up a specific…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-9

A decree shall determine the conditions under which the maisons de l'emploi (employment centres) shall participate in the implementation of the outplacement measures provided for in this chapter. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-9

In the event of redundancy, the period of notice determined in application of article L. 1234-1 is doubled for the beneficiaries of Chapter II, without this measure having the effect of increasing the…

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