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Showing 48814890 of 8144 articles for Art. 9 juill. 1979

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-4

…ies are further advised that they must, where applicable, comply with the provisions of Article 126-9.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-4

…on enabling the customs debt to be notified, pursuant to Articles 102 and 103 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the Union Cust…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-6

…ance with the procedures laid down by Article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalty provided for by 9° of Article 131-39 of the same code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-18

…or the calculation of the synthetic index of resources and charges for municipalities with 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants, subject to the substitution of the national averages recorded for these municipal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-5-1

…article L. 5424-2 shall pay, in addition to the contribution provided for in 1° of article L. 5422-9, for a limited period of time, a specific contribution based on the gross remuneration of their st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-110

…nelles de mandataires judiciaires are governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-6

…a for examining applications for registration in the national registers set out in articles R. 6113-9 and R. 6113-11.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-17

A decree in the Council of State sets out:

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-2

The State guarantee under Articles L. 431-4, L. 431-5, L. 431-9 and L. 431-10 of this Code gives rise to the payment of remuneration by the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance. The terms and conditions for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation and payment procedures.

Article L5422-3

…basis of the remuneration used to calculate the contributions referred to in 1° of article L. 5422-9 and article L. 5422-11. It may not exceed the net amount of remuneration previously received. It m…

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