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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-4

Employers or, in the case of public sector employees, the hierarchical authority, are required to allow their employees or agents who are members of a council of the Bar, the time necessary to attend…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article L822-4

The Commission des clauses abusives (Unfair Contract Terms Commission), which reports to the Minister for Consumer Affairs, deals with model agreements usually offered by professionals to their consum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal proceedings.

Article L8223-4

Representative trade union organisations may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of this Title on behalf of an employee, without having to provide proof of a mandate from the person…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2a: Preamble to agreements and contracts

Article L2222-3-3

The agreement shall contain a preamble outlining its objectives and content. The absence of a preamble does not render the agreement null and void.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-40

Any transfer of the work with a view to its exploitation outside the initial press title or a coherent press family is subject to the express prior agreement of its author expressed on an individual b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Persons reported by the judicial authorities.

Article L3413-4

The procedures for applying this chapter shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-4

Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area are entitled to practise the profession of pharmacist on the basis of : 1° Ev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Age of admission.

Article L4153-4

The labour inspector may at any time require a medical examination of a young worker aged fifteen or over in order to establish whether the work assigned to him exceeds his strength. In this case, the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-4

A stipulation by which the author undertakes to grant a preferential right to a publisher for the publication of his future works of clearly determined genres is lawful. This right is limited for each…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-4

The Town Council elects the mayor and deputy mayors from among its members by secret ballot. No person may be elected mayor who is not at least eighteen years of age. The office of mayor is incompatib…

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