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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article L3121-9-1

…result of the vote, which shall be recorded in the minutes together with the names of those who voted. The meeting of the departmental council may not be adjourned. Meetings of the departmental counci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-9

…s required for the purposes of the supervisory review and assessment process referred to in Article L. 533-2-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-9

…adopted cannot reasonably be implemented, the resolution college shall abandon the measure envisaged.At the request of the resolution board, the administrator, liquidator or any other person exercisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-9

For the post-operative care of the patients they treat, holders of the authorisation for thoracic oncology surgery with A2 mention mentioned in I of Article R. 6123-87-1, holders of the authorisation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-9-1

…age.The uniform instrument shall have the effects of a judgment within the meaning of 6° of Article L. 111-3 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures and shall form the basis of the measures taken…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-9

…long to both a generic group and a hybrid group as defined respectively in b and d of 5° of Article L. 5121-1.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

…FOR APPROVED SPORTS FEDERATIONS Article 1These regulations are drawn up in application of articles L. 131-8 and R. 131-3 and in accordance with article ..... (1) of the federation's articles of assoc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to the publication of a musical work

Article L132-17-9

Agreements relating to the respective obligations of authors and music publishers and the penalties for non-compliance, and dealing with professional practices, concluded between the professional orga…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-9

Performers may not prohibit the reproduction and public communication of their performance if it is incidental to an event constituting the main subject of a sequence of a work or audiovisual document…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-9-1

For dynamic pricing offers mentioned in

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