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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-4

…its care; 3° Enriching national collections by acquiring cultural property on behalf of the State; 4° The design and implementation of educational and dissemination activities aimed at ensuring equal…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-2

…taged neighbourhoods, particularly on the grounds of place of residence and real or supposed origin;4° Contribute to the recognition and enhancement of the history, heritage and memory of urban policy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L7111-4

…he regional council is replaced by the reference to the president of the assembly of French Guiana ;4° The reference to the general councillors or the regional councillors is replaced by the reference…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Indoor lactaria

Article D2323-4

…the lactarium site; 2° Preparing, qualifying and processing breast milk; 3° Preserving breast milk; 4° Delivering breast milk on medical prescription. These tasks are carried out solely on the basis o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46

I.-The collective crèches and day nurseries mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-17 fall into the following categories, according to the capacity provided for in the authorisation from the Chairman of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-4

…gence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie (Environment and Energy Management Agency); 4° Representatives of the Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobili…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2315-41

…mber of delegation hours available to the members of the committee(s) for carrying out their tasks; 4° The procedures for their training in accordance with articles L. 2315-16 to L. 2315-18 ; 5° Where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-4

…rosecutor at the relevant court of appeal; 3° The president of the Autorité des marchés financiers; 4° The president of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution; 5° The president of the Ha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article D443-4

…nditions are met: 1° The opinion of the Autorité de la concurrence referred to in III of Article L. 442-1-2 is favourable; 2° The constituent agreement provides for a dispute resolution procedure that…

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

Article R128-4

…ned in the decision declaring the order; 2° The order declared; 3° The court that issued the order; 4° The date on which the order was issued and its duration; 5° Where applicable, the company name or…

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