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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article 451 bis

For the purposes of this Code, all financial transactions carried out in France by or on behalf of natural and legal persons covered by Community regulations adopted pursuant to Article 215 of the Tre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-4

Any commitment, agreement or contractual clause that directly or indirectly makes a foreign investment in one of the areas mentioned in I of article L. 151-3 is null and void when this investment has…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1231-4

Neither the employer nor the employee may waive in advance the right to avail themselves of the rules provided for in this Title.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-4

For the application of this Part to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin and in the absence of any specific mention of one or other of these collectivities :1° The powers devolved to the Prefect, in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L1161-4

The programmes or actions defined in articles L. 1161-2 and L. 1161-3 may not be developed or implemented by companies engaged in the exploitation of a medicinal product, persons responsible for marke…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection measures

Article L1151-4

Acts, procedures, techniques, methods and equipment having the effect of modifying cerebral activity and presenting a serious danger or a suspected serious danger to human health may be banned by decr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General rules.

Article L1311-4

In the event of an emergency, in particular a specific imminent danger to public health, the representative of the State in the département may order the immediate implementation, with all rights rese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-4

I. - Any public or private person responsible for the production or distribution to the public of water intended for human consumption in any form whatsoever, whether public networks or internal netwo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-4

The High Council for Public Health is responsible for: 1° To contribute to the development, annual monitoring and multi-year assessment of the national health strategy; 2° To provide the public author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-4

Chapter V of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna.Article L. 1115-3 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1109 of 24 August 2021 consol…

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