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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the transmission of documents in digital format

Article A53-9

Any public or private person authorised to transmit documents in digital format in accordance with the second paragraph of Article D. 589, must strictly comply with the terms and conditions set out in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative detention

Article L751-9

The administrative authority may detain, for a period of forty-eight hours, a foreign national who is the subject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care in order to prevent a non-n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-9

Without prejudice to any actions which may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for any loss or damage directly attributable to a compulsory vaccination carried out under the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-9

The Director General of the Institute shall forward to the Ministers responsible for industrial property and the budget for approval, accompanied where appropriate by the opinion of the member of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L4312-9

The surplus from the operating section for the financial year ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the approval o…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-9

The traineeship is completed with the clerk of a commercial court.The Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce draws up each year, in agreement with the clerks of the commercial courts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-9-4

To exercise the powers provided for in articles R. 464-9-1 and R. 464-9-2, may sign on behalf of the Minister and by delegation:1° The Regional Directors of the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Fédération nationale des caisses d'épargne et de prévoyance

Article L512-99

The Fédération nationale des caisses d'épargne et de prévoyance is constituted in accordance with the provisions of the law of 1 July 1901 relating to the contract of association. It brings together a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9

I.-The Fonds de Garantie des Assurances Obligatoires de dommages (Guarantee Fund for Compulsory Non-Life Insurance) set up by Article L. 421-1 is responsible for protecting insured persons who have ta…

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