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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-4

The reports provided for in articles L. 232-3 and L. 232-4 are attached to the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3. These reports supplement and comment on the information provided in these docume…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-4

…provided for in article L. 211-1 must specify the characteristics of trailers whose addition to a land motor vehicle does not constitute, within the meaning of articles L. 113-4 and L. 113-9, an incr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-4

…he first three paragraphs of article L. 4163-2 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 5323-4. The provisions of the following paragraphs of the same ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-46

The body referred to in article L. 4411-4 and the administrative authorities shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the information in their possession which has been reported to them as fallin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-4

…ulletin no. 2 of a person's criminal record, where it does not contain any mention of a conviction, and solely for the purposes of recruiting the person, the managers of public or private legal entiti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-3

…is on the list drawn up in application of article 28 of the aforementioned decree of 14 March 1986, and which requires costly and prolonged treatment and care, making it impossible for him/her to carr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-1

…e person concerned receives his full salary as provided for in article R. 6152-416 for three months and then half salary for the following nine months; 3° Long-term sick leave when the person concerne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-2

…e person concerned receives his full salary as provided for in article R. 6152-416 for three months and then half salary for the following nine months; 3° Long-term sick leave when the person concerne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-4

…es defined in Article L. 5431-2 shall be liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article 131-38 of the French Penal Code: 1° (Repealed) ; 2° Confiscation o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE

Article L5111-4

The provisions of Chapters II and III of Title V of Book II of Part Two are applicable to groupings of local authorities and other local public establishments. Public establishments for inter-municipa…

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