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Showing 39613970 of 62257 articles for Art. L. 111-10-4 et R. 111-45

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L612-4

…g of l'article 1er de la loi du 12 avril 2000, ou des établissements publics à caractère industriel et commercial une ou plusieurs subventions en numéraire dont le montant global dépasse un seuil fixé…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics.

Article L1412-4

The funds required to carry out the tasks of the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences are included in the "Government Action" programme relating to the protection of fun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-4

I. - The metropolis of Lyon benefits from: 1° An allocation under the global operating allocation for public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, calculated in accordance with the procedures…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY OF ALSACE

Article L3431-4

…ughout schooling, in accordance with the procedures defined by the agreement referred to in article L. 312-10 of the Education Code, in addition to the teaching hours provided by the Ministry of Natio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-4

…all designate by order the body responsible for managing the telephone cold calling list, after competitive tendering, for a period set by regulation. The body mentioned in the first paragraph shall m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-4

The agents mentioned in 1° of Articles L. 5146-1 and L. 5146-2 shall be appointed by the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety from among Agenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation and controls carried out by the registrars of the commercial courts or the judicial courts ruling on commercial matters

Article L123-41

…ated by the clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court ruling in commercial matters competent for the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 123-36 as well…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-4

I. - When the mergers or demergers referred to in article L. 236-1 of the French Commercial Code involve transfers of contract portfolios carried out under the conditions provided for in article L. 38…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-46

Sont soumis à l'obligation prévue à l'article R. 123-45 :1° Final decisions placing an adult under guardianship or trusteeship within the meaning of Article 440 of the Civil Code and those which relea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L1441-4

…Committee exercises its powers with regard to the territorial health administration of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, with the exception of the assessment of its Director General.

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