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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Incapacity resulting from a non-occupational illness or accident.

Article L1226-4

…od is nevertheless taken into account for the calculation of the indemnity mentioned in article L. 1234-9. Notwithstanding article L. 1234-5, failure to serve notice does not give rise to the payment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General rules.

Article L1311-4

…lar a specific imminent danger to public health, the representative of the State in the département may order the immediate implementation, with all rights reserved, of the measures prescribed by the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-4

…n the case of fixed-term insurance, the premium due on the effective date of the insurance contract may be paid in instalments. However, if the amount of a covered loss exceeds the fractional premiums…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-45

The Board of Directors meets at least three times a year when convened by its Chairman. The Board is convened automatically when requested to do so by the Minister for Health or by at least one third…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The enforcement court.

Article D49-4

…s of president or assessor of the enforcement court. These, subject to the provisions of Article D. 49-5, are called in the order of their appointment. This order may be modified during the year if th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R811-48

…rapporteur for each case. Proceedings before the committee shall be public. However, the committee may decide that the debates will not be public if the receiver being sued expressly so requests or i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-4

…asons that prevented or hindered the proper conduct of the investigation. The investigating officer may order any item to be preserved on site, regardless of the medium used. He shall record this requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification of the decision

Article R4126-48

…ational Disciplinary Chamber or of the order of its President indicates that an appeal in cassation may be lodged with the Conseil d'Etat through the intermediary of a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Notification of the decision

Article R4234-45

…e National Disciplinary Board or of the order of its chairman indicates that an appeal in cassation may be lodged with the Conseil d'Etat through a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and at the Cour de cass…

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