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Showing 43614370 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-42

…upport.In cases where the credit institution is a major institution within the meaning of Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the Governor must have previously ref…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Handling complaints

Article R321-45

…ioner is the addressee of complaints concerning the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 as well as articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the persons authorised to direct sales. The comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R4162-4

I.-The fund mentioned in articles L. 215-1 or L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or inarticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code informs the employer of his obligations under articles L…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-4

The title of a work of the mind, once it has an original character, is protected like the work itself. No one may, even if the work is no longer protected under the terms of articles L. 123-1 to L. 12…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Contribution of the personal training account to the individual right to training of local elected representatives

Article L6323-43

The holder of a personal training account may use the rights registered in this account to finance all or part of a training action requested under the individual right to training for local elected r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L7342-4

Article L. 7342-2 and the first two paragraphs of article L. 7342-3 do not apply when the turnover generated on the platform is below a threshold set by decree. For the purposes of calculating the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to all activities

Article R4424-4

For activities involving pathogenic biological agents, the employer shall issue safety instructions prohibiting the introduction by workers, for their own use, into workplaces where there is a risk of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R4514-4

…ny's social and economic committee, the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 4513-3 are implemented by the head of the external company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Contribution of the personal training account to the individual right to training of local elected representatives

Article R6323-45

The personal training account may be used by its holder, in addition to the rights available under the individual training entitlement for local elected representatives mentioned inarticle L. 1621-3 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single section: Infringements of market transparency

Article R465-4

…n a matter is referred to the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal pursuant to Article L. 465-3-6, the Public Prosecutor shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Public Prose…

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