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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-99

I.-In application of the second paragraph of II of article L. 1333-26, the representative of the State in the département submits the draft order defining the public utility easements for written cons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-9

The Banking Inclusion Observatory has eighteen members:1° Six ex officio members:a) The Governor of the Banque de France or his representative, Chairman of the Observatory ;b) The Director General of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-3

The investigating judge or the judicial police officer assigned by him may, by any means, request any person, private or public establishment or body or public administration likely to hold documents…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article D223-9

The solicitation of a consumer by telephone for the purposes of commercial canvassing, including that referred to in article L. 223-5, is authorised on the one hand only from Monday to Friday, except…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-9

The Ministry of Justice is authorised to create a personal data processing system known as the "digital criminal file" to be implemented in each court. The purposes of this processing, which concerns…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-9

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in its capacity as group supervisor, shall ensure that the calculations used to verify compliance with the requirements referred to in 2° and 3° o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-92

On pain of nullity, the authorisations provided for in articles 706-89 to 706-91 are given for specific searches and are the subject of a written order, specifying the nature of the offence for which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-9

I.-Persons who are in a position to exercise, directly or indirectly, a significant influence on the management of a regulated market must possess qualities that guarantee the sound and prudent manage…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: State diploma

Article R4151-9

The approval referred to in Article L. 4151-7 is granted for a period of five years by the President of the Regional Council to midwifery training schools whose project meets the following conditions:…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-9

I.-A regional solidarity fund is hereby created to strengthen financial solidarity between the regions and the Department of Mayotte. In 2022, the total amount levied under this fund is equal to 0.1%…

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