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Showing 45014510 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-4

…nforcement Procedures, reproduced below:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-4

Where a European Company is formed by means of a merger and at least one participating company loses its own legal existence and is not directly represented by a member of the special negotiating body…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-4

The rules for preparing candidates for the technical examination are laid down, depending on the ministry to which the candidates are to be assigned, by joint instruction from the Directorate General…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 344

…hildren judicially declared abandoned under the conditions provided for in articles 381-1 and 381-2;4° Adults, in the simple form and in the plenary form in the cases provided for in article 345.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-4

…satisfying the conditions laid down in Articles L. 312-18, L. 312-21, L. 312-28, L. 312-29, L. 312-43 and, for account overdraft transactions, by articles L. 312-85 to L. 312-87 and L. 312-92, shall…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance rules

Article R519-49

…he association is also authorised underArticle L. 513-5 of the Insurance Code or III of Article L. 541-4 of this Code, it may set itself up according to a federal model, separating each of its activit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 722-4

To be eligible for aid for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad, companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have chairmen, directors or managers, as well as the m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligation of the holder to put subcontractors out to tender

Article R2393-4

When the purchaser decides to require the holder, for all or some of the subcontracts, to put the economic operators out to tender in order to choose one or more subcontractors pursuant to 1° of Artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal settlements

Article R523-4

If at the end of the period mentioned in article R. 523-3, the offender has refused the proposal or has not responded to it, the administrative authority shall inform the public prosecutor without del…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-4

Without prejudice to the criminal penalties provided for in article LO 6351-3, infringements of the rules governing the assessment and collection of taxes, duties, fees and charges instituted by the t…

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