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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-9

…irector 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 Gener…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-9

…rary data retention service offered by the single body under conditions that comply with Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, files and freedoms and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Euro…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-9

The following may practise the profession of ocularist or epithesist: 1° Holders of the French State diploma for ocularists or the French State diploma for epithesists mentioned in article D. 4364-7 ;…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increases.

Article L7422-9

…mance shall be increased, unless a collective labour agreement or arrangement stipulates otherwise: 1° by at least 25% for the first two hours worked ; 2° By at least 50% for the following hours. The…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-9

The amount of the advance payment may not be affected by the implementation of a price variation clause.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-9

The Board of Directors determines the centre's general policy and its evaluation and control policy. To this end, it carries out any controls and verifications it deems appropriate and deliberates on…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-9

…ler, service provider or direct seller, pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 242-5 to L. 242-7-1, a consumer who has brought a civil action shall be entitled to claim before the criminal court a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article R6145-9

…general of the regional health agency before the latter takes the decisions mentioned in article R. 162-33-16 of the social security code and article R. 6145-26 of this code.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2343-9

The provisions of articles R. 2143-7 to R. 2143-9 apply.However, for contracts fulfilling a need whose estimated value is below the formal procedure thresholds, the purchaser may accept as sufficient…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-9

…ting for the harmful consequences of the clinical investigation for the person who takes part in it and for that of his successors, unless he can prove that the damage is not attributable to his fault…

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