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Showing 24912500 of 61016 articles for Art. CE 9-5-2019 n° 426431 and 426434

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-9

For the purposes of implementing the provisions set out in 2° of Article L. 5315-1 and 1° of Article L. 5315-2, the training bodies contributing to the regional public vocational training service defi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article D611-9

The assistance that the State and its public establishments may lend to the groupings is requested by the latter after written agreement, formulated on a case-by-case basis, from the member companies…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-9

…supplemented by: 1° Where the matter falls within the jurisdiction of another court, the decisions handed down by the competent court; 2° The decisions referred to in the first paragraph of Article R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article R2225-9

…ections is to assess the capacity of fire hydrants. They are carried out as part of the special police force for external fire defence under the authority of the mayor or the president of the public i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions

Article R751-9

If a full member is absent or unable to attend, the alternate member is called upon to replace him or her.If a member is absent or unable to attend six successive meetings without giving a reason, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-9

…ed in the first paragraphs of articles A. 444-2 to A. 444-4 are granted up to a rate that may not exceed 20%. These discounts apply to the portion of the emolument calculated on the base brackets grea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Special provisions for private medical laboratories

Article D6223-94

For the application of article L. 6223-6, a medical biologist who works at least half-time in the medical biology laboratory is considered to be an employed or self-employed medical biologist if his w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-9

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations provided for in this chapter, the regional councils of Guadeloupe and Mayotte may be empowered to lay down the rules applicable in the territory of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Forwarding agents.

Article L132-9

I. - The consignment note must be dated. II. - It must express: 1° The nature and weight or capacity of the articles to be carried; 2° The period within which the carriage is to be effected. III. - It…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Exceptions to the protection of business secrecy

Article L151-9

In proceedings relating to an infringement of business secrecy, secrecy is not enforceable where: 1° The business secret was obtained in the context of the exercise of the right to information and con…

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