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Showing 40614070 of 61067 articles for Art. L. n° 70-9 du 2 janvier 1970

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Centre d'accueil et de soins hospitaliers de Nanterre.

Article R6147-94

…e) The President of the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council or the representative he/she appoints; 2° As representatives of the establishment's medical and non-medical staff: a) One member of the est…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-9

Comments made pursuant to Article L. 712-3 shall be communicated to the applicant by the Institute without delay or closed without further action if it appears that they have been formulated after exp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-9

…ceipt or dispatch against receipt. The notification of the order granting a protection measure reproduces the provisions of articles 227-4-2 and 227-4-3 of the Criminal Code and, recalls the provision…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-9

The purchasers mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 81-766 of 10 August 1981 relating to book prices may award a contract for the supply of non-school books for their own needs or to enhance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the issuing of a European protection order by the French authorities

Article 696-96

…ean protection order shall inform the latter: 1° Of any modification or revocation of that measure; 2° Of the transfer of the execution of that measure to another Member State, known as the supervisin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-9

…e with confidentiality, the following information in the joint medical file mentioned in article R. 2142-8:1° Indication of the implementation and choice of assisted reproduction technique ;2° The dat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts

Article R4321-9

Within the framework of the treatments prescribed by the doctor and during the rehabilitation undertaken, the masseur-physiotherapist is authorised : 1° To take blood pressure and pulse ; 2° During re…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems and innovation partnerships

Article R2121-9

For the innovation partnerships referred to in article L. 2172-3, the estimated value of the need is determined by taking into account the total estimated value of the research and development activit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article R615-9

The chairman of the joint conciliation commission provided for in Article L. 615-21 is appointed for a renewable period of three years, by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article R7227-9

…the end-of-mandate differential allowance, subject to fulfilling the conditions set out in article L. 7227-11. For the application of these provisions, the condition of cessation of professional acti…

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