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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L243-9

…contracts taken out by persons subject to compulsory liability or damage insurance under this Title may, for building work intended for use other than as a dwelling, include ceilings on cover.A decree…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L311-9

…n up or updated pursuant to Article L. 311-8. The resolution college shall communicate, as the case may be, to the person referred to in I of Article L. 311-8 or to the parent undertaking of that pers…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-9

…s for a long-running film for which the cinematographic licence was issued less than five years ago may only be granted to a cinema operator in return for a proportional share of the film's box office…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Article R141-9

…ances such as prolonged absence, illness or serious and permanent disability, the public prosecutor may decide to remove the interpreter from the list.During the course of the year, the public prosecu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-96

Any natural person may request, either directly when completing the formalities for creating or modifying a company, or by e-mail or by teleprocedure accessible on the insee. fr website, that the info…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients

Article R4321-97

…erapist who participated in the treatment of a person during the illness from which the person died may only take advantage of inter vivos and testamentary dispositions made in his favour by the perso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Recruitment.

Article L1221-9

No information concerning a job applicant personally may be collected by a system that has not been brought to the applicant's attention beforehand.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-9

Any person may be buried on a particular property, provided that the property is outside the precincts of towns and cities and at the prescribed distance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R2122-94

Voters who are minors may lodge an appeal against the conduct of the electoral process without the authorisation of their legal representative.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-9

…mpany, who sign the report intended for the body called upon to rule on the accounts. These persons may only perform the duties of statutory auditor within a single firm of statutory auditors. The mem…

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