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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-9

…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 this end, agreements, which ma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-9

…atter claims to constitute an infringement. This detention is immediately notified to the applicant and the holder. The public prosecutor is also informed of this measure by the customs authorities. D…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-9

…contract those persons in respect of whom it has sufficient evidence or a body of serious, reliable and concordant evidence to deduce that they have entered into an agreement with other economic opera…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-9

As an exception to article L. 1321-2, when a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or a mixed syndicate has jurisdiction over public lighting, the member municipalities may retain the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-9

…ed its intention to terminate the employment contract during the periods mentioned in 2° of Article L. 3253-8.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-9

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-11 relating to the costs borne by the consumer is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-9

…ctivity. It may be revised at the end of the year to take into account changes made during the year and transfers decided in application of Article L. 174-1-2 of the Social Security Code;2° (Repealed)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other criminal provisions.

Article L4163-9

The creation and use for commercial canvassing or promotional purposes of files composed from data derived directly or indirectly from medical prescriptions or medical information mentioned in article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-9

…the exploitation rights on the part of the deceased author's representatives referred to in Article L. 121-2, the court may order any appropriate measure. The same applies if there is a conflict betwe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-9

After the posting provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 2421-4 and in the event that the plots are to be assigned to purposes of general interest, the municipal council may also decide to t…

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