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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-4

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the administrative authority referred to in II of article L. 5221-2, within their respective areas of competence, may, under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-4

The central council of dispensing pharmacists comprises : 1° The presidents of the regional councils; 2° Six dispensing pharmacists and their alternates, who provide additional representation for the…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER VI: PENSIONS.

Article L426-4

The terms and conditions for the application of…

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

Article L641-4

The liquidator shall proceed with the liquidation operations at the same time as the verification of claims. He may initiate or pursue actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-4

Excluded from the scope of the provisions of this chapter are: 1° Credit transactions intended to enable the acquisition or maintenance of rights of ownership or enjoyment of land or an existing build…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

I.-The rights registered on the personal training account enable its holder to finance training that is eligible for the account, within the meaning of articles L. 6323-6, L. 6323-21, L. 6323-31 and L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-42

In companies which have introduced a system for organising working time over a reference period longer than a week, employees are informed within a reasonable time of any change in the distribution of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-41

Where a system for organising working time is implemented over a reference period longer than a week, overtime is deducted at the end of this reference period. This reference period may not exceed thr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-43

The introduction of a system for organising working hours over a period longer than a week by collective agreement does not constitute a change to the employment contract for full-time employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Simplified arrangements for declaring and collecting social security contributions

Article L1522-4

The provisions of sub-section 2 of section 1 of chapter III bis of book I of the social security code relating to private individuals who employ childcare workers mentioned in 4° of article L. 133-5-6…

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