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Showing 14511460 of 47092 articles for Art. L. 311-4

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

…nd crafts monitors compliance, by the natural persons and legal entities mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 : 1° The conditions set out in I et IV de l'article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 19…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-4

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia , article L. 2213-1 is amended as follows:1° The second paragraph of I is worded as follows:"When termination of pregnancy is envisaged on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-4

Provocation to commit the offence provided for in article L. 3421-1 or one of the offences provided for in articles 222-34 to 222-39 of the French Criminal Code, even if this provocation has not been…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority.

Article L3345-4

…re applicable, for undertakings with fewer than fifty employees and under the conditions of article L. 2232-10-1, by unilateral document of the employer.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-4

…the contract lapses.Different arrangements may be made by the statutes mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 with regard to the social protection of hospital practitioners depending on whether or not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-4

…issued after verification that its operating standards are equivalent to those mentioned in Article L. 6221-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…public accountant's action for recovery is time-barred in accordance with the provisions of article L. 274 of the Book of Tax Procedures.The proceeds of these sanctions or fines are paid into the gene…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions

Article L2511-45

…l which adopted or adopted it.The execution balance of the special statement referred to in article L. 2511-41 is carried forward ipso jure.The municipal council or the Paris council decides on the ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-4

…declaration under the conditions and within the deadlines set by the decree provided for in article L. 7122-17.II-The person making the declaration must not have been the subject of a court order proh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Managing employment and skills - Preventing the consequences of economic change.

Article L320-4

…number of compulsory retirements at the initiative of the employer under the conditions of article L. 122-14-13 and the number of employees aged sixty and over made redundant during the calendar year…

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