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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Preparation and implementation (R)

Article R1614-44

…prefect draws up the list of municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates likely to benefit from the special assistance, taking into account in particula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-4

In the cases provided for in articles L. 5145-2-1 and L. 5145-2-2 as well as in the case of suspension or withdrawal of a marketing authorisation or registration of a veterinary medicinal product, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the national body responsible for managing the professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8291-4

…1-2 as part of the management of the professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector may not be used for purposes other than those defined by this Title.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-4

…their groupings or their public establishments; 2° Decentralised State departments; 3° Departments and bodies with national jurisdiction when the contracts in question cover needs limited to the loca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing.

Article D3323-4

…procedure platform mentioned in Article D. 2231-4 under the conditions provided for in that Article and in II of Article D. 2231-2 include : 1° Whatever the method used to conclude the agreement, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48

…crèches mentioned in 3° of II of article R. 2324-17 contribute to the provision of both occasional and regular childcare for young children, as well as to the development of the skills of the childca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-4

…debtor falls into two different remuneration brackets based respectively on the number of employees and the amount of turnover, the higher bracket shall be used. Where the debtor falls into two differ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-4

Pursuant to the sixth paragraph of Article L. 355-1, and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 612-24 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-4

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the administrative authority referred to in II of article L. 5221-2, within their respective areas of competence, may, under…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1220-4

The judge shall, if he considers it appropriate, hear the persons listed in articles 430,494-1 and 494-10 du code civil. This hearing is a matter of right when it is requested by a person applying for…

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