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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4

…rthing centres are health facilities in which midwives, under the conditions set out in articles L. 4151-1 and L. 4151-4 relating to the practice of their profession, give birth to women whose pregnan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

Failure to comply with the first and third paragraphs of article L. 3262-2, article L. 3262-3 and the second paragraph of article L. 3262-5 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. The same applies to in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-4

I.-Branches of undertakings referred to in 4° of Article L. 310-2 shall establish adequate technical provisions to cover the insurance and reinsurance obligations underwritten on French territory, cal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-4

…ll separately hold the powers provided for in the preceding paragraph, except for the right of each to object to any transaction before it is concluded.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-4

…stablished by showing that the person concerned does not meet any of the conditions required by law to have French nationality.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-4

The administrative authority may impose the use of standard contract clauses.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-4

The internal control system referred to in Article L. 354-2 includes at least administrative and accounting procedures, an internal control framework, appropriate information arrangements at all level…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L235-4

…he commercial court, seised of an action for nullity, may, even of its own motion, set a time limit to allow nullities to be covered. It may not declare the nullity less than two months after the date…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-4

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5222-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 euros. The court may also order, as an additional penalty, the posting of the ju…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article L5111-4

…edicinal products or classes of medicinal products for which an interruption of treatment is likely to jeopardise the patient's vital prognosis in the short or medium term, or represents a significant…

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