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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-47

I. - When a case is referred to the National Enforcement Committee pursuant to Article L. 561-38 on the basis of an inspection report drawn up in accordance with Articles R. 561-39 and R. 561-40, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-4

With the agreement of the Chairman, members of the Committee may take part in debates by means of a telephone or audiovisual conference. If a member is unable to attend, he may give his proxy to anoth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Skills assessment

Article R6313-4

The skills assessment referred to in 2° of Article L. 6313-1 comprises, under the guidance of the service provider carrying out the assessment, the following three phases: 1° A preliminary phase desig…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE III: AIR TRANSPORT COMPANIES.

Article L330-4

In the event of an air transport activity being carried out by a company that has not been duly authorised, the Minister responsible for civil aviation may, on expiry of a period of eight days followi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-4

The application for partial access by the person concerned shall be examined, depending on the case, as an application for establishment or for freedom to provide services in the profession concerned.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-5

The decision to grant aid is taken after consultation with the Commission for Documentary Innovation. In the case of grants for writing and grants for enhanced development, the Commission is consulted…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to other public contracts with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article R2521-4

When a public contract mentioned in articles L. 2511-1 to L. 2515-1 is entered into by a purchaser and has as its object the construction of a work covered by articles L. 2411-1, L. 2412-1 and L. 2412…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article L622-4

An association that brings an action under the provisions of articles L. 622-1 to L. 622-3 may bring a civil action before the examining magistrate or the trial court at the head office of the accused…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-4

The Ile-de-France region benefits from the allocation of the share, set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, of the proceeds from the increase in the tariff of police fines relating to road traffic, in ac…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-4

Where the assignee does not have free disposal of the sum assigned, the fruits and interest produced by it increase the basis of the guarantee, unless otherwise agreed. Where the assignee has free dis…

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