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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-9

The Etablissement Français du Sang assumes responsibility, even without fault, for the risks incurred by donors as a result of blood collection operations. It must take out insurance to cover its liab…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-9

…he pre-contractual information communicated to the traveller forms an integral part of the contract and may not be modified, unless the contracting parties expressly agree otherwise. The organiser or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-9

In the performance of their duties, authorised agents may record infringements and breaches of Chapters I and III of Title I, and Chapters I, II, III, and IV of Title II of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-9

Jobseekers may participate in economic, social and environmental training courses and trade union training courses within the limits of the periods of twelve and eighteen days per annual period laid d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L771-9

Article L. 733-4 as well as the last sentence of 2° of article L. 733-7 are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.

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

Article L4312-9

…ted in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the approval of the administrative account and, in any event, before the close of the following financial year. The decision to allocate taken…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-9

…esentative no later than fifteen days after the deadline set for its adoption by articles LO 6471-5 and LO 6471-10 Failing this, the provisions of article LO 6471-5 shall apply.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-9

I.-The articles L. 2123-31 to L. 2123-33 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For the application of article L. 2123-32, the words: "as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-9

Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles L. 3332-11 to L. 3332-13 and L. 3334-10, sums from profit-sharing which are paid into the collective retirement savings plan may give rise to an additional p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-9

Article L. 2143-3 is applicable to the metropolis of Lyon. For its application:1° The reference to public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or groupings is replaced by the reference to the…

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