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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-9

…the contractor decides to award the sub-contracts on the basis of a framework agreement defined in 1° of Article L. 2325-1, the duration of this framework agreement may not exceed seven years, except…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-9

…species whose new varieties which are the subject of certificate applications may not be disclosed and freely exploited without special authorisation shall be laid down by regulation. Subject to arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-9

Prospectuses, posters, circulars, notices, advertisements or documents of any kind, as well as policies issued by the sociétés anonymes referred to in this section must indicate, below the amount of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-9

The insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 may represent the commitments relating to transactions carried out by their branches located outside the territory of the European Communit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-9

Claims for reimbursement of the payment intended to finance mobility services are time-barred after two years from the date on which the payment was made.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-9

The approval of practitioners referred to in Article R. 1131-6 is issued by the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine, for a period of five years. It may be limited to some of the analyses…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-9

It is allocated to the court-appointed administrator, for the preparation of the economic, social and environmental report and the assistance provided to the debtor for the preparation of a safeguard…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of public transport costs

Article R3261-9

A part-time employee, employed for a number of hours equal to or greater than half the legal weekly working time or the number of hours agreed in the collective bargaining agreement, if the latter is…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Financial provisions.

Article D2531-9

For the application of the second paragraph of II of article R. 130-1 of the Social Security Code to temporary employment undertakings, account is taken of the number of permanent employees and tempor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Gifts and bequests

Article R3213-9

…tee establishment, the full copy of the testamentary provisions. The copy is written on plain paper and a receipt is issued for the documents transmitted.

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