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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article R1338-4

…to combat their proliferation, after consulting the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and the Departmental Council for the Environment and Health and Technological Risks and, where neces…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-4

All measures are taken to ensure that the active parts or grounds of an installation are not subjected to voltages which could be dangerous to persons, due to their proximity to an installation with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Managing employment and skills - Preventing the consequences of economic change.

Article L320-4

…ok early retirement or were placed on early retirement during the previous calendar year, their age and the amount of the benefit allocated to them. This declaration also indicates the number of compu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D31-4

…nvestigating division relates to a crime punishable by fifteen years' or twenty years' imprisonment and not committed as a repeat offender, the public prosecutor may, in his submissions made pursuant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-4

…of the company created or taken over ceases to be met within two years of the creation or takeover, and subject to article R. 5141-6: 1° The benefit of the exemptions from social security contribution…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-4

The information referred to in Article L. 224-3 is made available to the consumer in writing or on a durable medium prior to the conclusion of the contract. They are accompanied by a summary of the ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation.

Article L3332-4

Where the company has at least one trade union delegate or a social and economic committee, the company savings plan is negotiated under the conditions set out in article L. 3322-6. If, at the end of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R23-4

In the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article 142-2 and in the first paragraph of Article 142-3, the sums returned to the person prosecuted are increased, where applicable, by accrued in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Unilateral employer document

Article L1233-24-4

…o in article L. 1233-24-1, a document drawn up by the employer after the last meeting of the social and economic committee sets out the content of the job protection plan and specifies the elements pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-49

The data and information mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 40-46, following investigations carried out pursuant to articles R. 40-43-1 and R. 40-43-2, are placed under seal and kept within…

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