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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article L342-9

…ody judge hearing an application on this ground or who notes such an irregularity of his own motion may only order the release of the person being held in the waiting area where this irregularity has…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-9

…ohabitation, endangers the person who is the victim, one or more children, the family affairs judge may issue the latter with a protection order as a matter of urgency.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-9

Before the court hearing a claim for maintenance, the debtor may agree to direct payment of the maintenance. In this case, the debtor indicates the third party debtor who will be responsible for payme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk Committees

Article L511-96

…vided with full information on the risk situation of the credit institution or finance company.They may, if necessary, call on the services of the head of the risk management function referred to in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-9

The powers granted to the representative of the State in the département by article L. 3131-8 may be exercised, under the same conditions, by the prefects of the defence zone and by the Prime Minister…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Invalidity.

Article R322-92

…ve authorisation referred to in Article L. 321-1, the nullity action provided for in Article R. 322-91 may only be brought by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional aid for particularly vulnerable farmers

Article 919-74

…e measures restricting and prohibiting the reception of the public in cinemas, despite the aid they may have received in application of this book or as part of the support put in place by the State.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-82

…cinema to the amount of credits allocated to direct allocations.The amount of the direct allocation may not exceed 70% of the mathematical opposite of the gross operating surplus at fixed costs mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-9

…ll the rights resulting from the bill of exchange. II. - If the endorsement is in blank, the bearer may: 1° Fill in the blank, either with his name or with the name of another person; 2° Endorse the b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article R314-9

…ss than an amount set by order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance, a flat-rate minimum fee may be charged for each transaction, which is not taken into account when determining the overall ef…

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