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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

…ch agreement on profit-sharing, incentive schemes or setting up an employee savings plan is subject to an approval procedure conducted by the competent administrative authority as from its submission…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L837-4

Joint orders issued by the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Overseas France shall, where necessary, lay down the procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and meetings

Article L5912-4

…ned by the chairman and the secretary.The minutes contain the reports, the names of the members who took part in the discussion and an analysis of their opinions.The minutes of the sittings of the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employment contract.

Article L7121-4

…mployment subsists regardless of the method and amount of remuneration, or the classification given to the contract by the parties. This presumption applies even if it is proven that the artist retain…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…Health, on the recommendation of the Minister for Higher Education; 2° A representative of the Director General of Healthcare; 3° A representative of the Director General of Health; 4° A representativ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2396-4

Holders and, under conditions set by regulation, companies related to them and their sub-contractors, are obliged to allow and facilitate any documentary or on-site verification of the accuracy of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use.

Article L3262-4

…employees holding unused but still valid and exchangeable meal vouchers on the date of the declaratory judgement may, in priority to any other claim, whether preferential or not, be reimbursed immed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Operation

Article L7323-4

…lute majority of the members present or represented, that it shall meet in camera.Without prejudice to the powers conferred on the President of the Congress of Elected Representatives by Article L. 73…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-4

…ctly represented by a member of the special negotiating body, the latter shall include, in addition to the seats allocated in accordance with article L. 2352-3, one or more additional seats. However,…

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