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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article L351-4

Insurance and 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 rel…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award criteria

Article L2222-4

…all take account of the proportion of the performance of the contract which the tenderer undertakes to entrust to small and medium-sized enterprises or to craftsmen.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Information for foreign nationals

Article L613-4

Foreign nationals who are notified of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory are also informed that they may receive communication of the main elements, translated into a language…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Compensation for loss.

Article L2422-4

…ent of an authorisation decision has become final, an employee holding one of the mandates referred to in Article L. 2422-1 is entitled to payment of compensation corresponding to the entire loss suff…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Breach of contract.

Article L7112-4

Where the length of service exceeds fifteen years, an arbitration commission is appointed to determine the compensation due. This commission is made up equally of arbitrators appointed by the employer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-4

…aining the opinion of the consultative commission for local public services provided for in article L. 1413-1. They take their decision in the light of a report presenting the document containing the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1235-4

…samples taken in the context of research involving the human person within the meaning of Article L. 1121-1 are considered to be samples taken for therapeutic purposes, without prejudice to the prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-4

As stated in Article 511-23 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "Introducing human embryos into the territory where the Public Health Code applies or removing them from this territory without the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-4

The region is responsible for awarding grants to pupils and students enrolled in training institutes and schools authorised in application of article L. 4383-3. The nature, level and conditions for aw…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for publication and dissemination of job offers.

Article L5332-4

…ous offer, the administrative authority and the departments of the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 may, on simple request, obtain from the director of the publication or the person responsi…

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