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Showing 341350 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publication of information, transparency and comparison of tenders

Article L224-42-3

Where providers of publicly available Internet access services or interpersonal communications services impose conditions on the provision of such services, the relevant information shall be published…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies to collect their revenue

Article D1611-32-4

The authorised body shall keep separate accounts showing all income and expenses recorded and all cash movements made in respect of the mandate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-4

The data relating to the reimbursement of the costs mentioned in I of article R. 6323-14-3 are consolidated and sent to the body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15. The procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4124-3-4

…d out by experts appointed in accordance with the procedures defined in II, III and IV ofarticle R. 4124-3, within the two months preceding the expiry of the period of suspension. As soon as the exper…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-37-4

…225-129-1 et L. 225-129-2, and showing the use made of these delegations during the financial year; 4° At the time of the first report or in the event of a change, the choice made of one of the two me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article D1110-3-4

…nd medico-social cooperation groups, as well as public interest groups and economic interest groups;4° Health centres;5° Private practice companies and any other legal entity associating private healt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-4-3

…ation payment card; 3° Cash deposits and withdrawals at the branch of the bank holding the account; 4° Four SEPA credit transfers per month, including at least one standing order, and an unlimited num…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4-3

…s of the population and ensures compliance with the operating conditions set out in article L. 6323-4-4.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-4

The provisions of II of article L. 212-3 as well as articles L. 212-3-1 and L. 212-3-2 are of public order.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-4

…oviders of participative financing services in respect of their activities mentioned in Article L. 547-4, and 6°a of Article L. 561-2, the system defined in Article R. 561-38-3 shall include at least:…

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