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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Value added tax

Article L334-4

…rks or videographic supports of works of a pornographic nature or inciting to violence mentioned in 3° of article 279 bis of the General Tax Code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3824-4

…s on the territory of the host collectivity, the senior administrator shall send the transfer order and the medical and administrative documents mentioned in article L. 3824-1 to the High Commissioner…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L644-4

At the end of the procedure for verification and admission of claims as provided for in Article L. 644-3 and the realisation of assets, the liquidator shall include his proposals for distribution on t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: CONSUMER INSTITUTIONS

Article D824-4

…five representatives of trade unions representing employees in agriculture, the agri-food industry and food distribution; g) The college made up of eight representatives of associations: one associat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1425-4

…injunction to do which may not be appealed. He shall determine the subject matter of the obligation and the period and conditions within which it must be performed. The order shall also state the plac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-4

The terms and conditions of private practice are set out in a contract concluded between the practitioner concerned and the public health institution, or in the event of private practice being shared…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R644-4

When the court considers, pursuant to Article L. 644-6, to no longer apply the rules of simplified judicial liquidation, it shall have the debtor summoned to the hearing by the registrar by registered…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Institutional medical conference

Article R6164-4

…ontributes to the development of projects relating to the conditions under which users are received and cared for, in particular : 1° Reflection on the ethics of care and medical treatment; 2° Evaluat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-3

Consent to adoption must be free, obtained without any consideration after the birth of the child and informed about the consequences of adoption, in particular if it is given with a view to full adop…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The tutor

Article 406

The guardian is appointed for the duration of the guardianship.

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