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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-4

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-5 to L. 224-25-9 relating to the formation, modification and duration of the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Teaching

Article L242-43

The penalties for offences relating to private distance learning are set out in the

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical transport.

Article L6312-4

I. - In each département, the introduction into service by the persons mentioned in article L. 6312-2 of vehicles used for land medical transport, excluding vehicles used exclusively for transport as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Local representative

Article L2412-4

The fixed-term employment contract of a local works council representative may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physici…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITIES

Article L3132-4

Decisions and deliberations by which départements and their groupings waive, either directly or by means of a contractual clause, the right to bring any liability action against any natural or legal p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementation

Article L7332-4

The provisions of articles L. 3253-2 and L. 3253-3 relating to guarantees of remuneration in the context of safeguard, receivership or judicial liquidation proceedings apply to employee entrepreneurs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-4-4

No employer may terminate an employee's employment contract during the parental presence leave provided for in article L. 1225-62 or during periods worked if the parental presence leave is split or ta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-4

Persons who wish to be represented in proceedings before the National Institute of Industrial Property may only do so, for acts where the technical nature of the subject matter so requires, through th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives and means of intervention

Article L412-4

As part of the search for breaches falling under 1° of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3621-4

Parrogation à l'article L. 3121-9, le conseil départemental du Rhône peut se réunir dans la commune où siège le conseil de la métropole de Lyon.

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