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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Adjustment of reporting obligations

Article 440-1

…410 to 412 are not applicable where this regularisation: 1° Is accompanied by payment of the duties and taxes concerned and the late payment interest provided for in article 440 bis and where this pay…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-4

The mission of the Local Finance Committee is to provide the Government and Parliament with the analyses required to draw up the provisions of the Finance Bill concerning local authorities.Each year,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-4

When an accused person is remanded in custody, the examining magistrate may impose a communication ban for a period of ten days. This measure may be renewed, but only for a further period of ten days.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-4

…appearance before the examining magistrate or the magistrate delegated by the examining magistrate, and as long as the settlement order has not been made, the detainee or his lawyer may apply directly…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R2132-4

…on system, access to the consultation documents on the buyer profile is offered as soon as possible and at the latest on the date on which the invitation to tender is sent.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-4

…e indication, where applicable, of the States in which an application for protection has been filed and the authorisation for the person in charge of missions under the national plant variety authorit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Shareholdings in companies.

Article L4253-4

…member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liability arising from the exercise of the mandate of the representatives of the region shall be the responsibility of the region and not of tho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article L3334-4

The collective retirement savings plan may also be set up as an inter-company savings plan under the conditions set out in Chapter III.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-4

…Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, as well as the organisational procedures of the authorities and bodies concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3142-4

…ce", the indication of the college to which the person concerned belongs, his or her name, position and signature. The ballot papers are counted by a committee comprising: 1° The prefect, chairman; 2°…

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