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Showing 10111020 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article 483

…rned established at the request of the principal or the agent, in the forms provided for in article 481 ;2° The death of the protected person or their placement under curatorship or guardianship, unle…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Designations of origin

Article L431-4

In the absence of a final court ruling based on article L. 431-6, a decree in the Council of State, issued after a public enquiry carried out in accordance with the code de l'expropriation pour cause…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Display and distribution of decisions

Article 433 bis

For the offence provided for in Article 459(1a), the court shall order that the sentence be displayed and disseminated under the conditions provided for in Articles 131-35 or 131-39 of the Criminal Co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-40

At the time of the surrender, the public prosecutor shall mention the length of detention undergone on national territory as a result of the execution of a European arrest warrant.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations relating to insider lists

Article L451-4

Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 18(6) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Documents provided to the judge.

Article L3171-4

In the event of a dispute relating to the existence or number of hours worked, the employer must provide the court with evidence of the hours actually worked by the employee. On the basis of this info…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-49

…cial impact of changes in construction costs, as provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 431-14, is calculated taking into account the return on investments of insurance companies.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 411-9

The total amount of aid for the production of a given short-lived cinematographic or audiovisual work may not:1° Exceed 80% of the final production cost of this work and, in the case of an internation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article R341-4

If the creditor fails to comply with the formalities prescribed in Article L. 312-18 or failing to include a detachable form in the offer of a credit agreement, pursuant to the provisions of article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article LO6222-4

The Territorial Council may call into question the responsibility of its President by the vote of a motion of no confidence. The motion of no confidence shall mention, firstly, the grounds on which it…

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