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Showing 12811290 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Bank staff

Article L142-9

Banque de France employees are bound by professional secrecy. They may not take or receive a holding or any interest or remuneration whatsoever by way of work or advice in any public or private, indus…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9

…the information referred to in Article L. 132-9-1 is validly fulfilled if the contract, or the notice in the case of contracts referred to in Article L. 141-1, contains the following information 1° I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-91

Persons engaged in the manufacture, processing and domestic and international trade of psychotropic substances and their preparations are required to enter in a register or to record by any appropriat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…f Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and public offers of mutualist certificates referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 322-26-8 of the Insurance Code p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-9

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for managing the establishment.To this end, he has the following duties in particular: 1° He prepares and implements the budget; 2° He is the authorising off…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-9

The period provided for in article L. 1237-19-4 begins on receipt of the complete file by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment. The file is complete when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-93

Manufacturers who manufacture or process psychotropic substances or their preparations draw up an annual summary statement indicating for each psychotropic substance: 1° The quantities manufactured ;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-97

I.-Municipalities may, by deliberation of the municipal council, institute a sweeping tax, the proceeds of which may not exceed the expenses incurred by sweeping the surface area of roads delivered to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-9

The characteristics of the notice of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the left-hand side, details are given of the issuing department, the nature, place and date of the off…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

…ound for a French port, the representative of the State at sea and senior civil servant in the defence and security zone may decide, after consulting the representative of the State in Wallis and Futu…

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