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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-9

…du médicament et des produits de santé after receiving the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine may prepare, store, distribute, transfer, import and export the xenogenic cell therapy preparations…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Support measures for authors of fictional or animated cinematographic works

Article 919-1

…cle 212-5, for applications submitted in 2021, financial assistance for the development of projects may be awarded to authors who have collaborated on the production of a cinematographic work of ficti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-9

…y statute or whose title is protected, shall be heard or called under the same conditions.The court may hear any other person whose hearing it deems useful.The court may also hear any other person who…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-9

…edge. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the nature and duration of the activities that may be validated under the continuing training obligation. This training is organised by the nationa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration in national directories

Article L6113-9

…ications, as well as those who belong to the current promotion and have obtained the qualification, may take advantage of the registration of this qualification in the national register of professiona…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2311-9

In application of article L. 2311-3, the investment section of the budget may include programme authorisations and the operating section may include commitment authorisations. Each programme or commit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 97-1

The judicial police officer or, under his supervision, the judicial police agent may, for the purposes of executing the letters rogatory, carry out the operations provided for by Article 57-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L541-9

…rticle L. 541-4 must comply with the rules of conduct referred to in Article L. 541-8-1, which they may specify and supplement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-9

In companies with separate establishments or groups of establishments, negotiations may take place at the level of the establishments or groups of establishments provided that all the separate establi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-9

A pharmacist may, on application to the national council, be relieved by it after a period of five years of the incapacity resulting from a conviction which has led to permanent removal from the roll.

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