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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-9

…dertakings in question to amend, supplement or terminate, within a specified period, all agreements and all acts by which the concentration of economic power which made the abuse possible was achieved…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-9

…holders of the French training qualification entitling them to practise this profession. The terms and conditions of the training, in particular the conditions of access, the skills reference framewo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council

Article LO6432-9

The president of the territorial council and the members of the executive council, after having been heard or invited to provide written explanations on the facts of which they are accused, may be sus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-9

…has been duly published. The company may not rely, in respect of third parties, on the appointments and cessations of office of the persons referred to above, as long as they have not been duly publis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-9

The dispensing of corrective lenses for ametropia and corrective ocular contact lenses is reserved for persons authorised to practise the profession of optician-mutician, under the conditions laid dow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Article L2342-9

…the need for balanced representation of employees according to activities, categories of employees and gender, and the duration of the mandate; 3° The powers of the European Works Council and the arr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-9

…ical electroradiology manipulator must have the language skills required to practise the profession and those relating to the systems of weights and measures used in France. The language proficiency t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-9

Under all matrimonial regimes and on pain of nullity of any clauses to the contrary included in the marriage contract, the right to disclose the work, to fix the conditions of its exploitation and to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-9

The presence of limited financial reinsurance operations is explicitly mentioned in the title of the contracts governing this type of operation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-9

Sworn goods brokers are subject to the provisions prescribed by articles 871 and 873 of the General Tax Code.

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