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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-22-4

Investment firms providing the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 (4) are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 533-22 and L. 533-22-1 in the same way as the portfolio management c…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-4

…d, up to the amount of the sums paid, to the rights that the victim has against the person responsible for the loss or damage as well as against the persons obliged in any way to ensure total or parti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-49

I. - Where the applicant does not meet the requirements referred to in article L. 2223-48, he must justify: 1° If the application for recognition relates to the activity of thanatopraxy: a) A diploma,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-4

After completion of the formalities provided for in articles L. 2112-2 and L. 2112-3, municipal councils must give their opinion.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Weekly and Sunday rest.

Article L3164-4

A decree in the Council of State shall establish the list of industries authorised to benefit from the derogations to the weekly rest period provided for in articles L. 3132-5 to L. 3132-7 and for you…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-4

I. - The author of an unavailable book or the publisher holding the right to reproduce that book in printed form may object to the exercise of the right of authorisation referred to in the first parag…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L532-4

Failure to carry out measures ordered pursuant to articles L. 521-23 and L. 521-24 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Emergency medical aid.

Article L6311-4

Article L. 6314-2 is applicable to self-employed doctors providing call regulation for the healthcare access service provided for in article L. 6311-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-4

Any association having received annually from the administrative authorities, within the meaning of l'article 1er de la loi du 12 avril 2000, ou des établissements publics à caractère industriel et co…

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