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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-9

…a financing contract giving them a share in the operating revenue, to the authors listed in article L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code and, where applicable, to the publishers who have…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-9

…or medicinal products subject to this authorisation.In the event of failure to comply with articles L. 5122-2 or L. 5122-3, the approval may be suspended in an emergency or withdrawn by reasoned decis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-9

…annual accounts and a management report in accordance with the conditions set out in II of article L. 522-19 is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-9

…or transferred all or part of the products and who is aware of the decision referred to in article L. 521-7 is required to inform the operator who supplied it with the products and the operators to w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Protection of the account holder

Article L211-9

…y only use these securities for its own account under the conditions set out in 4° of II of article L. 533-10.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual payment transactions

Article L314-9

…ovision of payment services not covered by a deposit account agreement provided for in I of Article L. 312-1-1 or by a framework contract for payment services provided for in sub-section 2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition.

Article L2353-9

…e registered office is located in France are appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2352-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L3221-9

The Labour Inspectorate control officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1 or, where applicable, other equivalent control officers are responsible, within their respective areas of competence, concurrent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article L2312-9

…e exposed, as well as the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in Article L. 4161-1 ; 2° Contributes in particular to facilitating women's access to all jobs, to resolving pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-93

…out delay offer the borrower another type of credit transaction within the meaning of 4° of Article L. 311-1, under the conditions governed by the provisions of this chapter.

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