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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Internal organisation of approved professional associations

Article R519-49

If the association is also authorised underArticle L. 513-5 of the Insurance Code or III of Article L. 541-4 of this Code, it may set itself up according to a federal model, separating each of its act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L420-4

I.-The provisions of Articles L. 420-1 and L. 420-2 practices: 1° Which result from the application of a legislative text or a regulatory text adopted for its application; 2° Whose authors can justify…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1221-4

I.-The organisation holding an authorisation pursuant to Article L. 1221-3 is required to declare and carry out its activity in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 6316-1 to L. 6316-5 and L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 919-4

To be eligible for exceptional assistance, authors must be French nationals or equivalent.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-4

During the term of the contract, the insurer may, for contracts which so provide, substitute a unit of account referred to in 2° of article R. 131-1 for units of account of a comparable nature if the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L444-4

Commissaires de justice, administrateurs judiciaires, mandataires judiciaires, the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Payment and early release.

Article D3324-43

The company that the employee is leaving shall itself liquidate the sums blocked in application of 2° of article L. 3323-2 or article L. 3323-5 and shall immediately request the establishment responsi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article L1311-4

The provisions of articles L. 1311-2 and L. 1311-3 are applicable to public establishments of territorial authorities and to groupings of such authorities.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-4

Any provision or act contrary to the provisions of articles L. 1153-1 and L. 1153-2 is null and void.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article L4135-4

Decrees in the Council of State shall set out, as necessary, the terms and conditions for the application of articles L. 4135-2 and L. 4135-3.

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