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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operations.

Article L3336-4

It is forbidden to employ or assign minors on work experience to bar service in on-trade pubs, with the exception of the owner's spouse and parents or relatives up to and including the fourth degree.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-4

…medical purposes in the interests of the members of his or her family who may be concerned if a doctor suspects a genetic anomaly which may be responsible for a serious condition justifying preventiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-4

…uipment or the implementation of the planned care activities or alternative care structures.It is automatically deemed to be an authorisation to operate, subject to a declaration of commencement of ac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L233-4

European Union citizens wishing to work in France are still required to hold a residence permit for the duration of any transitional measures provided for in the accession treaty of the country of whi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Shareholdings in companies.

Article L4253-4

Where, in a société anonyme, a region is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liability arising…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Equal access for employee representatives and trade union delegates

Article L6112-4

…ministers responsible for employment and vocational training draw up a list of skills corresponding to the exercise of a staff representative mandate or a trade union mandate. After receiving the opin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L7211-4

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this Title.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-4

The transfer by the author of his rights over his work may be total or partial. It must include for the benefit of the author a proportional share of the revenue from the sale or exploitation. However…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-4

…ract that does not include a term fixed precisely at the time it is concluded, in breach of article L. 1242-7, is liable to a fine of 3,750 euros.The same penalty applies if the employer concludes suc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Air and waste.

Article L1335-4

The use of a facility referred to in Article L. 1335-3 may be prohibited by the State representative in the département, on a proposal from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, if the c…

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