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Showing 39113920 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-47

…o this end, he must make his intention known to the landlord by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, indicating the activities whose exercise is envisaged. This f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Drinks advertising.

Article L3323-4

…ion of the product, the name and address of the manufacturer, agents and stockists, as well as the method of production, the conditions of sale and the method of consumption of the product. This adver…

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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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6314-4

…s, in the five years preceding their establishment in Saint-Martin, established in a department of metropolitan France or overseas France may only be considered as having their tax domicile in Saint-M…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5223-4

Where the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et de produits santé finds that advertising for an in vitro diagnostic medical device, which is not covered by the provisio…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Customer due diligence and liability

Article R8281-4

The injunctions and information referred to in articles R. 8281-1 to R. 8281-3 shall be issued by any means giving them a date certain.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-4

The cases in which, pursuant to article L. 3334-14, the rights built up under the collective retirement savings plan for the benefit of employees may, at their request, exceptionally be liquidated bef…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing and administrative control.

Article R3313-4

…been entirely and exclusively drafted by means of a website managed by the body mentioned inarticle L. 225-1 of the Social Security Code following a procedure likely to guarantee the conditions provid…

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

Article L3122-4

…against the person or persons responsible for the damage defined in the first paragraph of article L. 3122-1. In such a case, it will act as lead plaintiff and may avail itself of all the remedies av…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article R3543-4

The Department of Mayotte receives the allocation provided for in Article R. 3334-5. It also receives an allocation taken from the appropriations allocated to the increase mentioned in article R. 3334…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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