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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Detection of breaches and offences

Article L414-4

The agents mentioned in article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Investments

Article L385-4

Supplementary occupational pension funds invest all their assets in accordance with the "prudent person" principle, under the conditions set out in article L. 353-1 and subject to adaptations specifie…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-4

The violation of the prohibitions set out in article L. 413-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros if the adulterated or corrupted food substance is harmful to human or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: CONDITIONS OF RECEPTION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L554-4

Asylum seekers who access the labour market, under the conditions provided for in this chapter, benefit from the continuing vocational training actions provided for in Article L. 6313-1 of the Labour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after the registration of the European Cooperative Society

Article L2364-4

Employee representatives sitting on the administrative or supervisory body, or taking part in the general meeting or section or branch meetings, are bound by the professional secrecy and duty of discr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L341-45

A lender who has not complied with the obligation to inform the borrower in the event of a change in the borrowing rate referred to in article L. 313-46 may be deprived of the right to interest, in fu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-4

For its application in Mayotte, the second paragraph of Article L. 5126-9 reads as follows: "In other prisons, prisoners benefit from the in-house pharmacy services of the Mayotte territorial public h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-4

The certification procedure is initiated by the health care organisation, in particular as part of the contract between it and the Regional Health Agency.The health cooperation groupings mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Coordination of developments in the healthcare system by the regional health agency

Article L6131-4

If the request of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency referred to in 3° of Article L. 6131-2 is not acted upon, the Director General may also order the merger of the public health insti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-4

I.-This article applies to the agreement mentioned in I of article L. 441-3 when it relates to mass-market products defined as non-durable products that are consumed frequently and repeatedly. The lis…

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