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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decisions that may be taken at any stage of the procedure

Article L721-4

…trative authority may designate as the country of return:1° The country of which the foreign national is a national, unless the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons or th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations relating to insider lists

Article L451-4

Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 18(6) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Documents provided to the judge.

Article L3171-4

In the event of a dispute relating to the existence or number of hours worked, the employer must provide the court with evidence of the hours actually worked by the employee. On the basis of this info…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-4

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table belo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of production accounts

Article L251-4

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may, within three years of the date of completion of the audiovisual work, audit the production account mentioned in article L. 251-1 or have it audi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Urgent work.

Article L3132-4

In the event of urgent work which must be carried out immediately in order to organise rescue measures, prevent imminent accidents or repair accidents to the equipment, installations or buildings of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Combating the misuse and dangerous use of everyday consumer products

Article L3823-4

Book VI of this Part, with the exception of Title III, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L7342-4

Article L. 7342-2 and the first two paragraphs of article L. 7342-3 do not apply when the turnover generated on the platform is below a threshold set by decree. For the purposes of calculating the con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-4-1

I. - The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 3231-4 do not apply to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a département:1° For housing construction, acquisition or imp…

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