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Showing 60316040 of 8144 articles for Art. 9 juill. 1979

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-15

…ot made their observations known within this period; decisions relating to the matters mentioned at 9°, 11° and 12° become enforceable after express joint approval by the ministers responsible for the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-7

…ve employee trade union organisation within the meaning of articles L. 2122-1, L. 2122-5 or L. 2122-9 may bring an action before a civil court to establish that several applicants for a job, an intern…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Automatic transfer

Article L324-5

…of insurance undertakings, through whom contracts covering the risks referred to in Articles L. 421-9 and L. 423-1 have been presented or underwritten, have behaved in a way that has contributed to th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-16

…le assets of the public institution and the proceeds from their disposal; 8° donations and legacies 9° Remuneration for services rendered.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Control of video exhibition revenues

Article A222-2

…video release date;7° The number of copies edited and delivered;8° The amount of net sales invoiced;9° The quantity of copies remaining in stock.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

…er arts and moving image industries. These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning ofarticle 9-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-14

…ns, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of obstruction by the foreign national

Article L733-11

…sure compliance with the legal provisions. These operations may not be started before 6 am or after 9 pm. They may not, on pain of nullity, have any purpose other than the enforcement of the removal o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

…he Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, opened for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-33

The measures for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° and 9° of Article 694-31 are as follows: 1° Obtaining information or evidence which is already in the possession of t…

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