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Showing 10711080 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-9

The provisions of articles D. 8-2-2 to D. 8-2-6 and D. 8-2-8 are applicable to online services made available to victims to lodge a complaint electronically with the public prosecutor pursuant to Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L771-9

Article L. 733-4 as well as the last sentence of 2° of article L. 733-7 are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-9

…in the region, the public service delegations of the territorial authorities, pursuant to articles L. 2131-2, L. 3131-2 and L. 4141-2 of this code. It attaches all the documents listed in a decree is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-9

The sums owed by the owner under articles L. 1331-2, L. 1331-3 and L. 1331-6 to L. 1331-8 are collected in the same way as direct taxes. Claims are presented and judged in the same way as for direct t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-9

…r activities requiring special provisions in the interests of public health provided for in article L. 1243-6 ; 2° The conditions and procedures for issuing the authorisations provided for in articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-9

Article L. 4125-1, the first three paragraphs of Article L. 4125-2, Articles L. 4125-3, L. 4125-3-1, L. 4125-4, L. 4125-5, L. 4125-7 and L. 4125-8 and L. 4126-1 to L. 4126-6 are applicable to the nurs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guarantee of payment of claims arising from the employment contract.

Article L625-9

Without prejudice to the rules laid down in articles L. 625-7 and L. 625-8, claims arising from contracts of employment or apprenticeship contracts are guaranteed under the conditions laid down in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-9

I.-Debts owed by public health establishments are recovered in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1611-5 and L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code.II.Notwithstanding 4° of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-9

For the application of the fifth paragraph of Article L. 114-1 and the second occurrence of Article L. 114-2, the reference to the insured person is replaced by the reference to the employer or, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-9

…pective powers granted to them by the articles of this Book and by Council Regulation (EC) No 139 / 2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings and by Council Regulat…

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