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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Maintenance of benefits.

Article L5141-4

People who fulfil one of the conditions mentioned in 1° to 9° of article L. 5141-1 and who receive the insertion allowance or the widowhood allowance are entitled to continued payment of their allowan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Breach of contract.

Article L7112-4

Where the length of service exceeds fifteen years, an arbitration commission is appointed to determine the compensation due. This commission is made up equally of arbitrators appointed by the employer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4227-4

…learances such as doors, corridors, passageways, staircases and ramps, distributed in such a way as to allow rapid evacuation of all occupants in conditions of maximum safety. These exits must always…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Roads

Article L3213-4

…d maintenance of ferries, water crossings and engineering structures on departmental roads; it sets toll rates within the limits provided for in Article L. 153-4 of the highway code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-4

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the contributions collected by the bodies mentioned in Articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code andArticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fish…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-4

…man biological samples for genetic research purposes, are governed by the provisions of articles L. 1243-3 and L. 1243-4.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-4

A foreign national who is not in one of the situations referred to in articles R. 426-4, R. 426-6 and R. 431-5 must submit their application for a residence permit within two months of entering France…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…isions of C apply if a credit institution or finance company is in one of the following situations: 1° It has breached a provision of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Seizure of operating income

Article L333-4

The provisions of this chapter shall not preclude seizures made with a view to the recovery of maintenance claims provided for by the provisions of the Civil Code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Service of documents from abroad.

Article 688-4

The national chamber of judicial officers shall forward the documents addressed to it to a judicial officer territorially competent to serve them.

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