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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-4

The draft distribution is drawn up and notified to the creditors mentioned in articles R. 332-2 and R. 331-4, to the debtor and, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the managing a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-4

…the Constitution and in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-Futuna, and in accordance with Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functionin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I : Cancellation and rectification of civil status records

Article 1047

The purely material errors or omissions which, pursuant to Article 99-1 of the Civil Code, may be rectified by the civil registrar, are: 1° An error or omission in a civil status record, proof of whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article L5211-43

…representation on the basis of the highest average by the mayors grouped within electoral colleges determined according to the demographic size of the communes;2° 30% by representatives of public esta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-4

The provisions of Article L. 3135-1 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018, subject to the adaptations provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing obligations of employers with at least eleven employees

Article L6331-4

The contribution referred to in Article L. 6331-3 is dedicated to financing :1° Work-linked training ;2° Professional development advice for employees in the private sector;3° Skills development for e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L6333-4

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is authorised to conduct procedures for the award of public contracts meeting its needs for the implementation of the personal training account, to conclude thes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-4

When, as part of its inspection powers, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé finds that the manufacture or repackaging and relabelling for distribution of raw materi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-4

…he employee recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 with an e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…°, 3° and 4° attend all deliberations in an advisory capacity, with the exception of disciplinary meetings. The election of the members of the National Council of the Order sitting in respect of the s…

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