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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-9

Failure by the directors of a credit institution or finance company to prepare accounts in consolidated form, in accordance with article L. 511-36, is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-9

Occupational health and prevention services include an occupational social service or coordinate their actions with those of the occupational social services provided for in Article L. 4631-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-9

After the start of the research, any substantial modification of the research on the initiative of the sponsor must obtain a favourable opinion from the Committee prior to its implementation and, in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-98

As from the date of issue of securities giving access to the capital, the company called upon to allot these securities may not change its form or purpose, unless authorised to do so by the contract o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article L581-9

Foreign nationals benefiting from temporary protection may receive the allowance mentioned in article L. 553-1 for a fixed period if they meet age and means tests.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-9

The region is responsible for the operation and equipment of the schools referred to in article L. 4151-7 when they are public. It may participate in the financing of the operation and equipment of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-9

Collective shops of independent traders already created through a legal person may, by way of adaptation or transformation, be placed under the regime provided for by this chapter. Any member may, by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-9

Each quarter, sociétés de crédit foncier publish information on their website relating to their issues of "obligations foncières" and other senior debt referred to in Article L. 513-2 (I)(2), enabling…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-9

By way of derogation from 1° and 4° of Article L. 4211-1, establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé after receiving the opin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-96

If the facility referred to in article L. 2333-92 is located less than 500 metres from the territory of one or more communes bordering on the commune establishing the tax, the deliberation provided fo…

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