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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-1

…an administrative sanction that has become final for a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3 or L. 232-10-4; 2° Or who has been subject to a di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-9-3

…benefit/risk balance of the medicinal product as defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 5121-9, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may at any time ask the m…

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

Article L1111-9-1

…e-France region, the presidents of the territorial public establishments mentioned in article L. 5219-2 of this code;4° One elected representative of the public establishments for inter-municipal coop…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseils en propriété industrielle (French only)

Article R422-51-9

Each financial holding company of the liberal profession of industrial property attorney is subject, by the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, as soon as it is register…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-9

The provisions of article R. 133-14 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration are applicable to the plenary session of the Conférence nationale de santé. In these duly justified ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-12

Special investigative techniques are authorised: 1° During the investigation, by the liberty and custody judge at the request of the public prosecutor; 2° During the investigation, by the examining ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-9

Failure to pay within three months of presentation of the receipt and within fifteen days of formal notice by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the fee will be increased by 25%.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-6

During the first year of the entry-to-practice contract provided for in article R. 1435-9-1, the signatory is entitled to additional remuneration in addition to the income from the healthcare activity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-9-1

The articles L. 2113-2 to L. 2113-9-1 A are applicable to the extension of a new commune to one or more communes.Section 3 of this chapter remains applicable to a new commune extended to one or more c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-41

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may refuse to provide the information requested by a Member State only if there are grounds for supposing that providing it : 1° Would undermi…

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