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Showing 999110000 of 47019 articles for Art. L. 145-4

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-1

…defined by their authorisation. They are financial institutions within the meaning of 4 of Article L. 511-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-12

…shall not prevent the exchange of information between the persons and bodies referred to in Article L. 562-4 and the State departments responsible for preparing or implementing any freezing measure ta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-6

…ises or at the door of the premises where recruitment takes place, the persons mentioned in article L. 1132-1 are informed by any means of the text of articles 225-1 to 225-4 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of seats allocated to organisations

Article L1441-5

…allenges relating to the distribution of the number of seats, carried out in application of article L. 1441-4, are lodged with the Conseil d'Etat by a trade union or professional organisation within f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-1

…ic health. These regulations are based on the public health programme provided for in 1° of article L. 6431-4.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L544-5

…interim measures to order a voting consultant to make public the information referred to in article L. 544-4, subject to a fine where appropriate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2412-12

…m employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inarticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-5

…required to carry out their activities is made available to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 designated by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-5

Disabled persons mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code, who receive a social benefit linked to total incapacity for work, may not be registered on the list of jobseeke…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-8

The early medical and social action centres referred to in article L. 2132-4 are funded by an annual global grant, 80% of which is paid by the health insurance schemes and the remainder by the départe…

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