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Showing 471480 of 38223 articles for Art. Rép. Frassa: Sén. 9-3-2017 n° 23432

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-7

The distribution expenses eligible for direct grants are those mentioned in 2° of article 222-9.These expenses, with the exception of those relating to the purchase of advertising space on television…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-91

Activities taking place in a specific environment within the meaning of Article L. 212-7 are : 1° Skiing and its derivatives ; 2° Mountaineering ; 3° Underwater diving 4° Parachuting ; 5° Speleology.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds belonging to an insurance group and a financial conglomerate

Article L385-9

Supplementary occupational pension funds belonging to a group within the meaning of Article L. 356-1 are subject to group supervision under the conditions laid down in Chapter VI of Title V of Book II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9

…the preparation of the plan contract concluded between the State and the region pursuant to the loi n° 82-653 du 29 juillet 1982 portant réforme de la planification in order to take account of the spe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Consultation with the State

Article L1311-9

Projects for property transactions referred to in article L. 1311-10 must be preceded, prior to any amicable agreement, by a request for an opinion from the competent State authority when they are pur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Policing of teaching activities

Article D212-95

The departmental councils for youth, sport and community life set up by article 28 of decree no. 2006-665 of 7 June 2006 on reducing the number and simplifying the composition of various administrativ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-9

Contracts for the issue of the bonds referred to in article L. 213-8 may stipulate that they are redeemable only at the issuer's initiative or at a maturity conditional on the accumulation, since the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-9

The agreement or collective agreement provided for inarticle L. 1223-8 sets out: 1° The size of the companies concerned; 2° The activities concerned; 3° The measures for informing employees about the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1236-9

If the agreement referred to in Article L. 1223-8 so provides, an employee who is made redundant at the end of a worksite or operations contract may be given priority for re-employment on an open-ende…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment and working conditions.

Article L1253-9

Employment contracts concluded by the grouping shall be drawn up in writing. They shall include in particular:1° The conditions of employment and remuneration ;2° The employee's professional qualifica…

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