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Showing 21012110 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employer representation at national and cross-industry level

Article L2152-4

…national and inter-professional level: 1° Which meet the criteria mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 2151-1; 2° Whose member organisations are representative in the branches of industry, constructio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-4

The decisions of the Supervisory Board referred to in Article L. 6143-1 and the acts of the Director referred to in Article L. 6143-7 are enforceable subject to the following conditions: 1° The decisi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification committee reports and opinions

Article R211-4

…Article R. 211-27 view the works or documents in order to draw up a report for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-42-1

…e monthly price, inclusive of all taxes, of the subscription to the service taken out by the consumer. The number of days of delay is calculated until the electronic communications service is restored…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-4

…is exercised in priority to the payment of the priority dividend due in respect of the financial year. The priority dividend may not be less than either the first dividend referred to in Article L. 23…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-15

…o. 2 of the Public Procurement Code, the National Council awards the contracts mentioned in article R. 4122-4-4 according to one of the following formalised procedures, which it is free to choose: 1°…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Disputes

Article R442-4

…R. 442-2, the clerk's office notifies the claimant by any means of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-4

…he Ile-de-France region and the per capita financial potential of the department defined in article L. 3334-6. The population taken into account is that defined in article L. 3334-2;2° Ratio between t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-4

…e that the person does not object under the conditions laid down in the second paragraph of Article L. 1130-3. If the person does not object, the doctor shall inform the family members potentially con…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-4

With the exception of Article R. 612-31, the provisions of Articles R. 612-26 to R. 612-32 shall apply to European patent applications filed with the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, ta…

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