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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-4

…r of goods or services, is deemed not to have passed on the extra cost to its direct contractors, unless the defendant, the perpetrator of the anti-competitive practice, proves to the contrary that it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-4

The conditions under which the members of the commission are appointed and the procedures for its operation are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-24

The Minister may annul or reverse the decision of the Labour Inspector referred to in Article R. 4623-22 upon appeal by the employer or the occupational physician. This appeal is lodged within two mon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Object of protection

Article L511-4

A design has a character of its own when the overall visual impression which it produces in the informed observer differs from that produced by any design disclosed before the date of filing of the ap…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-4

The guarantee fund is financed by contributions from insurance companies, insured motorists and uninsured motorists responsible for motor vehicle accidents.

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER II: PRESERVATION OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE INVESTIGATION.

Article L722-4

At least once a year, the Minister responsible for civil aviation publishes a safety report containing information on the types of accidents, incidents and occurrences recorded.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-4

Employees' right to direct and collective expression is exercised in the workplace and during working hours. Time devoted to expression is paid as working time.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-4

A therapeutic protocol practised in psychiatry can only be implemented in strict compliance with the deontological and ethical rules in force.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L2511-43

The arrondissement mayor commits and authorises expenditure entered in the special statement once it has become enforceable, in accordance with the rules applicable to expenditure authorised by the ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L2511-44

Until the special statement has become enforceable, the arrondissement mayor may, each month, commit and authorise operating expenditure up to one twelfth of that entered in the special statement for…

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