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Showing 40314040 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L4135-4

…l 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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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Judgments in accelerated proceedings on the merits

Article 481-1

…e the summons was issued to allow the party summoned to prepare his defence. The procedure is oral; 4° The judge may refer the case back to the panel for a hearing, the date of which he or she fixes,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-4

…ovisions of II, the contributions collected by the bodies mentioned in Articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code andArticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code in applicat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-4

…the public mentioned in articles L. 123-1 et seq. of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation;4° Relating to firefighting in installations classified for environmental protection provided for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article D441-4

…e written report on the renegotiation carried out pursuant to the clause provided for in article L. 441-8 shall contain in particular: 1° Part 1 justifying the implementation of the clause and the res…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-4

Failure to disseminate the messages provided for in article L. 452-3 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-42

…rd extracts of judgements and settlements in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 66-136 of 4 March 1966 recover, under the same conditions as fines, the surcharge of 50% introduced for the be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-4

Under the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 111-4, the information provided by the manufacturer or importer of movable property to the professional seller, relating to the period during…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Emergency evacuation of victims by approved civil protection associations

Article R6312-44

…cue operations or as an extension of preventive rescue measures, in accordance with articles L. 725-4 and L. 725-5 of the FrenchInternal Security Code, the crews and vehicles used by approved civil pr…

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