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Showing 26712680 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-4

…ive authority is aware of an official report of an infringement provided for in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1, it may, if the proportion of employees concerned so warrants, having regard to the repeti…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court sales with judicial authorisation

Article L322-4

…notarial deed of sale is only drawn up once the price has been deposited with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and proof of payment of the costs of the sale and the taxed costs has been provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L7111-4

…il is replaced by the reference to the economic, social, environmental, culture and education council.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-4

At the end of the procedure for verification and admission of claims as provided for in Article L. 644-3 and the realisation of assets, the liquidator shall include his proposals for distribution on t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-4

I.- Within the framework of the missions provided for in articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-1-2 and L. 451-3, the information body mentioned in article L. 451-1 of the present code and the insurance companie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-4

…lidation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 and the homologation decision within twenty-one days of receipt of the complete documen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article R1412-4

The public cultural cooperation establishments created pursuant to article L. 1412-3 are subject to the provisions of the chapitre unique du titre III du livre IV de la première partie, with the excep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Contribution of the personal training account to the individual right to training of local elected representatives

Article L6323-43

…uested under the individual right to training for local elected representatives mentioned inarticle L. 1621-3 of the general code for local authorities, when this training action contributes to their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-4

Notwithstanding 4° of article L. 4211-1, in the event of a nuclear accident or terrorist act constituting a serious health threat requiring them to be dispensed or distributed as a matter of urgency,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article L351-4

…reinsurance undertakings may, subject to the prior approval of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, apply a transitional measure to the risk-free interest rate curve relevant to elig…

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