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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-9

The mayor draws up a certificate stating that the expenditure has been paid. This certificate is stamped by the commune's accountant and then sent to the prefect, who pays the commune an amount of gra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules.

Article D5232-9

Service providers and equipment distributors update their professional knowledge and keep abreast of developments in best practice, legislation and regulations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-99

The company called upon to allot the equity securities or securities giving access thereto must take the measures necessary to protect the interests of the holders of the rights thus created if it dec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of events with classification, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance

Article R331-9

The organiser of a sporting event with a ranking, timekeeping or timetable fixed in advance must obtain the opinion of the relevant delegated federation before submitting his declaration file to the c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R212-92

…or the Minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mountain leader, under the conditions laid down in the present article, n…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: Residence permits on humanitarian grounds

Article R425-9

A foreign national holding a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" issued under the conditions set out in article R. 425-5 who wishes to return to his or her country…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-8

An occupational health medical file, compiled by the occupational physician or, where applicable, one of the health professionals mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 4624-1, records, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-9

The sponsor is responsible for compensating for the harmful consequences of the clinical investigation for the person who takes part in it and for that of his successors, unless he can prove that the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-9

The preliminary design and final design studies include the preparation of the files and consultations within the remit of the project manager and required to obtain the building permit and other admi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Setting up the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2313-9

When justified by the nature and importance of problems common to companies on the same site or in the same area, an inter-company collective agreement concluded between the employers of the companies…

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