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Showing 11711180 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-9

For their application to Réunion, the articles L. 1424-51 to L. 1424-58 are subject to the following adaptations:At the proposal of the board of directors of the fire and rescue service of Réunion and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Determination by the overseas regions of the rules applicable in their territory in a limited number of matters falling within the scope of the law or regulations

Article LO4435-9

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations provided for in this chapter, the regional councils of Guadeloupe and Mayotte may be empowered to lay down the rules applicable in the territory of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

…instruments that are economically equivalent to commodity derivatives, units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code or to financial contracts underlying the latter, they shall provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4113-9

…hin one month of the conclusion of the contract or amendment, to enable the application of articles L. 4121-2 and L. 4127-1. The departmental medical council, the departmental dental surgeons' council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-9

…conversions of activity. 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 Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appointments committees

Article L511-98

The Appointments Committee provided for in Article L. 511-89 shall identify and recommend to the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-9

The share of the equalisation allowance for the regions mentioned in Article L. 4332-8 received by the overseas regions is determined by applying to the total amount of the equalisation allowance thre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Closure of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-9

…l'ordre des pharmaciens when the holder so requests under the conditions set out in article R. 1111-20-6. When the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens observes a situation or an event revealin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: The Metropolitan Conference of Mayors

Article L5218-9

…Provence metropolitan area. The metropolitan conference of mayors may be consulted for its opinion during the development and implementation of policies of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis. Its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-9

For the application of articles L. 622-24, L. 626-20, L. 625-3, L. 625-4 and L. 662-4, the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the French Labour Code are the territorial institutions resp…

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