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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-9

The supervisory authority may automatically enter compulsory expenditure, and in particular: 1° Staff costs; 2° Loan repayments; 3° Taxes, levies or any charge provided for by a legislative or regulat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-9

Voters vote for a complete list, without adding or deleting names and without changing the order of presentation.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article R1613-9

When the total amount of subsidies likely to be granted has been determined, the distribution of subsidies between local authorities and groupings in the same département is established on the basis o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article R2223-9

The town council may decide to allocate all or part of a cemetery for the deposit or burial of urns and the scattering of the ashes of cremated bodies..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to offences leading to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-9

…access and rectification when information concerning you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:the officer of the public prosecutor's office at th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D742-9

…assets under management thus obtained with the applicable threshold set out in IV of Article L. 532-9.UCITS for which the portfolio management company acts as management company are not included in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-9

…assets under management thus obtained with the applicable threshold set out in IV of Article L. 532-9.UCITS for which the portfolio management company acts as management company are not included in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-9

…assets under management thus obtained with the applicable threshold set out in IV of Article L. 532-9.UCITS for which the portfolio management company acts as management company are not included in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Default provisions

Article R3122-9

The application for authorisation to assign workers to night shifts submitted to the Labour Inspector by the employer on the basis of Article L. 3122-21 shall provide detailed justification of: 1° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D3141-9

An employer who is a member of a paid leave fund, in application of article L. 3141-32, shall issue the employee, in the event of termination of the employment contract, with a certificate justifying…

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