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Showing 13111320 of 10372 articles for Art. CE 28-9-2021 n° 439145

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

Article 919-81

…° and the sum of the average sales achieved over this same period by all the cinemas eligible for exceptional aid;2° Sales are defined as the proceeds from the sale of admissions or, in the case of a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-9

…ble by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000:1° Failure to prepare self-vaccines in compliance with the obligations set out in Article L. 5142-1-1;2° Failure to comply with the conditions for…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-9

…me spent by the employee adviser respectively within his company and in the exercise of his assistance function. This reimbursement is made on the basis of an application drawn up by the employer and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-9

…with healthcare professionals, structures and establishments, medico-social establishments and services, and those involved in prevention and health promotion; 4° Coordination or contractual agreement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-93

…811-6, of article L. 811-12, article L. 812-4 or article L. 812-9 loses his status as a partner and ceases to carry on his professional activity as soon as the decision to strike him off the register…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-9

…correspond to the transferred powers are the subject of a special contribution within the general decentralisation grant. From 2013, this special contribution is increased by the amount of financial c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 90-1

In criminal matters, when it concerns an offence against persons provided for in Book II of the Criminal Code or when it concerns an offence against property provided for in Book III of the same Code…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial acts

Article A743-9

I.-The services listed under numbers 1 to 38 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees: SERVICE NUMBER (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) SUB-CATEGORY…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-9

…carrying out the inspection operations provided for in Article L. 721-9 at the request of the defence and management organisation or an operator, are third-party bodies, independent of the parties in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-9

As part of the tasks set out in Article L. 121-3, the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration deliberates on:1° The general organisational and operational conditions of…

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