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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4-1

…practised illegally by :1° Any person who practises massage physiotherapy, as defined in article L. 4321-1, without holding a state diploma in massage physiotherapy or any other qualification mentione…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Transport, search, seizure and interception of telecommunications correspondence

Article R15-41-3

…revious paragraph may be challenged under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article 41-4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-4-1

…ework of the activity of letting bed and breakfast accommodation within the meaning of article L. 324-3 of the Tourism Code.For the persons mentioned in article L. 324-4 of the Tourism Code who have c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R*421-74

…ctivity;3. Any documentary evidence of the use made of the property at the time the damage occurred;4. A declaration on their honour stating whether they have received or are likely to receive one or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-4

…he case of cessation of activity, any amending declaration relating to the information in 1°, 3° or 4° of article A. 123-80-3 will result in the issue of a new card, after the card that has become obs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-1

…nt state until it has been mounted on a means of transport or installed in a building or structure; 4° An assembly of machines mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° or an assembly of partly completed machinery a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-4-1

…ancial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies as defined in article L. 517-1 ; 4° Electronic money institutions for deposits made in their own name and on their own account;5° Pay…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-4

…ade mark, the earlier trade mark, which is liable to be declared invalid on the basis of 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 711-2, had acquired distinctive character; 2° An application for a declaration of i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-4-1

…ithout selling alcoholic beverages between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. within the meaning of article L. 3331-4.A change in the person of the owner or manager or a change in the location of the public house mus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-4-1

The agreement referred to in the third paragraph of article R. 6152-4 may be concluded for the implementation of a territorial solidarity scheme involving the allocation of compensation to full-time h…

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