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Showing 17111720 of 58313 articles for Art. n° 09-069 and 9 September 2020

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-9

…tation (COFRAC) or by any other body that is a member of the European cooperation for accreditation and has signed the multilateral mutual recognition agreements. The accredited body carries out the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The General Committee

Article R4641-9

The General Commission is consulted on draft laws and ordinances and on draft decrees issued on the report of the Minister for Labour. On these texts, it issues the opinion of the Conseil d'orientatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-9

If the contract holder is found to be in serious breach of its contractual obligations, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will send it a reasoned formal notice to take the necessary c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-9

An employee who is medically certified to be pregnant or who has given birth and who works night shifts under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5 shall, at her request, be assigned to a day sh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-9

I. - The identifiable and specific additional costs borne by the operators mentioned in the previous article in order to provide the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numériq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-9

…respect of the financial year ended, in compliance with the ceilings mentioned in Article L. 3324-5 and in accordance with the allocation procedures provided for by the profit-sharing agreement or by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives.

Article R3323-9

…or each financial year, to the net management surpluses defined in article 32 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production, less the fraction equal to 25% of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-9

The net profit of members of companies subject to the partnership tax regime is calculated without taking into account their share of the profits of these companies, or the tax corresponding to these…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article R4721-9

The employer regularly informs and consults the occupational physician and the social and economic committee on the implementation of the action plan.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-9

…ederations participate in the implementation of public service missions relating to the development and democratisation of physical and sporting activities. They may not delegate all or part of the pu…

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