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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions independent of protective measures

Article 414-3

Anyone who has caused damage to others while under the influence of a mental disorder is no less obliged to make reparation.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-4

By way of derogation from 4° of article R. 131-3, the following may be approved regardless of how long they have been in existence: 1° Federations created by the transformation of a specialised commis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-4

…il d'Etat specifies the procedures for opening, operating and closing the Livret A. Deposits made into a Livret A account may not exceed a ceiling set by the decree referred to in the first paragraph.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance of the employment contract.

Article L1222-4

…nformation concerning an employee personally may be collected by a system that has not been brought to the employee's attention beforehand.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-4

…force majeure or unfitness for work certified by the occupational physician, entitles the employee to damages in an amount at least equal to the remuneration that he would have received until the end…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders

Article L2152-4

…has no connection with the contract because it is clearly unable, without substantial modification, to meet the buyer's needs and requirements as set out in the consultation documents.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-4

…ct of a title known as a "plant variety certificate" which confers on its holder an exclusive right to produce, reproduce, package for the purposes of reproduction or multiplication, offer for sale, s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article L2131-4

…ken by communal authorities on behalf of the State and acts governed by private law are not subject to the provisions of this chapter and remain governed by their own provisions..

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-production production aid commissions

Article 411-94

The reading committees are made up of three to five readers chosen from a list drawn up by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.The composition and agenda of the meeting…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-production production aid commissions

Article 411-93

The pre-production support commission for first works is made up of seven members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.The pre-production support commi…

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