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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article D443-4

…nditions are met: 1° The opinion of the Autorité de la concurrence referred to in III of Article L. 442-1-2 is favourable; 2° The constituent agreement provides for a dispute resolution procedure that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-4

…he administrative authority is aware of an official report of an infringement provided for in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1, it may, if the proportion of employees concerned so warrants, having regard…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-43

…also, while terminating the obligations provided for in second and third paragraphs of Article 131-4-1 of the Penal Code, decide that the sentenced person will remain under his supervision until the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article D46-4

…wledgement of receipt, the simple letter or the notice of delivery provided for in paragraphs 2 and 4 of article 558. The notice of delivery provided for in the fourth paragraph of article 558 must be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks of national centres of reference

Article D1413-47

…ns of the national reference centres relating to: 1° Compliance with the provisions of Articles L. 1451-1 to L. 1452-3 of the Public Health Code; 2° Management of the biological samples collected and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…unds made by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to IIa of Article L. 511-41-3 and the cushions mentioned in II of Article L. 511-41-A, or of the regulatory provisions adopte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R641-4

For the application of article R. 621-4, if the judgment cannot be handed down immediately, the debtor and, if applicable, the pursuing creditor are notified of the date on which it will be handed dow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Aid to cinematographic companies

Article R1511-40

The subsidies provided for in articles L. 2251-4, L. 3232-4 et au 6° de l'article L. 4211-1 shall be the subject of a written application by the operator of the establishment which already holds or wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article R420-4

For the application of Article L. 420-7, the list of competent judicial courts in mainland France and the overseas departments is set in accordance with the tables in Appendix 4-1of this book.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-42

…the resolution college decides to use a liability management structure mentioned in Article L. 311-41, it may: 1° Instruct the person subject to the resolution procedure to submit to it, within a per…

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