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Showing 30513060 of 67349 articles for Art. s. L 141-3 and L 141-4 · C. civ. Arts. 1644 and 1645

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-4

The actual completion of a merger transaction may only take place after the agreement of the Autorité de la concurrence or, where it has raised the matter under the conditions provided for in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L4621-4

The head of a company that is a member of an inter-company occupational health and prevention service can benefit from the range of services offered to employees.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L361-3

The rules relating to the allocation of tourism and hotel facilities in the coastal strip are set out in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L3221-4

Work that requires employees to have a comparable combination of professional knowledge evidenced by a qualification, diploma or professional experience, skills derived from acquired experience, respo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-4

The insurance may be taken out either on behalf of the policyholder, or on behalf of another specified person, or on behalf of whom it may concern.The declaration that the insurance is taken out on be…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-4

Inventions which are the subject of European patent applications, filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property, may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been grant…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-4

The I of Article L. 442-5 is amended as follows:1° The last sentence of the first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "The cessation of advertising may be ordered by the examining magis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L423-4

Distributors shall refrain from supplying products which they know, on the basis of information in their possession and in their professional capacity, do not meet the safety obligations defined in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-4

Damaging public works intended to receive or conduct water supply or allowing substances likely to harm public health to be introduced into spring water, fountains, wells, cisterns, pipes, aqueducts o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-4

No interconnection within the meaning of 3° of I of the article 33 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 précitée ne peut être effectuée entre le fichier national automatisé des interdits de gérer et t…

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