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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-4

…olice in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure and by the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7, State agents approved and commissioned by the Minister for Agriculture, the age…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article L546-4

I. - Breaches of the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of article L. 546-3, are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €6,000 or one of these two penalties only. Any person w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-4

For the purposes of Section 4 of Chapter II of this Title, it shall constitute substantial assistance for a person to: 1° Fully disclosing, in a signed written statement or in a recorded interview, al…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-40

…the other hand, the various local authorities, their groupings and public establishments concerned ;4° A copy of the documents exchanged between the State and the territorial authorities, their groupi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-4

…tic medical device intended by the manufacturer to be used by the public in a domestic environment; 4° Device undergoing a performance evaluation: any in vitro diagnostic medical device subjected by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of members

Article R6143-4

…he Supervisory Board falls under the incompatibilities or incapacities provided for in article L. 6143-6, the deliberative body of the local authority or its grouping appoints a new representative fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-4

In companies other than sociétés anonymes, the reports provided for in article L. 232-3 are drawn up by the managers, who send them to the statutory auditor, the works council and, where applicable, t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative procedure

Article R615-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 615-3, where it appears that a foreign national holding a residence permit issued by the French authorities is the subject of an enforceable expulsion…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-47

Practitioners who meet the conditions for inclusion on the electoral list for a section of the national statutory commission may be elected to that section. However, the following may not be elected:…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-4

…sks inherent in the insurance or reinsurance activity to which the equalisation adjustment applies; 4° The underlying contracts of the portfolio of insurance or reinsurance commitments do not give ris…

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