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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

The remuneration provided for in Article L. 311-3 is paid by the manufacturer, importer or person making intra-Community acquisitions, within the meaning of 3° of I of Article 256 bis of the General T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-4

The Supervisory Board is made up of : 1° Two members of the standing committee of the National Assembly responsible for finance, at least one of whom belongs to a group that has declared that it does…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-4

Where the trader has not reimbursed the sums paid by the consumer, the sums due shall automatically be increased by the statutory rate of interest if the reimbursement is made no later than ten days a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-4

Early termination of a fixed-term employment contract at the initiative of the employer, other than in cases of serious misconduct, force majeure or unfitness for work certified by the occupational ph…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: The enforcement judge

Article L121-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 3252-11 of the Labour Code, the parties may be assisted or represented before the enforcement judge in accordance with the rules applicable before the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-47

As long as the lender has not notified the seller of the granting of credit, and as long as the borrower can exercise his right of withdrawal, the seller is not obliged to fulfil his obligation to del…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-4

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 4111-1, persons of French or foreign nationality who do not meet the conditions defined by this article may, with a view to carrying out teaching…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation.

Article L3332-4

Where the company has at least one trade union delegate or a social and economic committee, the company savings plan is negotiated under the conditions set out in article L. 3322-6. If, at the end of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-4

In the areas of competence of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana, the assembly of French Guiana may, by deliberation, request the authorities of the Republic to authorise its president to n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-4

The costs referred to in article L. 1614-1 are compensated by the transfer of State taxes, by the resources of the Fonds de compensation de la fiscalité transférée and, for the balance, by the allocat…

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