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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-9

The information and consultation of the European Works Council are coordinated with those of the other staff representative bodies mentioned in this book and those set up in application of the law of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-9

I.- Nuclear activities likely to result in low-level exposure to ionising radiation, and which meet the characteristics laid down by regulation, are exempt from the declaration, registration or author…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-9

…dering the cessation of the misleading commercial practice is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-9

If the social and economic committee has not been set up or renewed, the employer will draw up a report on the failure to do so. The employer informs the employees of the report in the company by any…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L742-9

As from the judgment opening the proceedings, the debtor may not dispose of his assets without the agreement of the trustee or, in the absence of an appointed trustee, of the judge.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-9

The provisions of articles L. 2121-4 and L. 2121-5 are applicable to arrondissement councillors.In the event of the resignation of an arrondissement councillor, the arrondissement mayor shall inform t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-9

…r the sustainable development of the territory by setting objectives for the preservation of the island's environment and its economic, social, cultural and tourist development, which guarantees terri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-9

Territorial coherence schemes and, in the absence of a territorial coherence scheme, local town planning plans, equivalent documents and local maps, as well as national park charters and regional natu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Private-law dispensers.

Article L6352-9

…conomic interest groups are audited by a statutory auditor, under the conditions set out in article L. 251-12 of the French Commercial Code, when their annual turnover exceeds an amount determined by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Artistic agent activity

Article L7121-9

…s exercised under the name of impresario, manager or under any other name, consists of receiving a mandate for consideration from one or more performing artists for the purpose of placing and represen…

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