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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L7211-4

…the assembly of Martinique for the powers linked to the presidency of the deliberative assembly...;4° The reference to general councillors or regional councillors is replaced by the reference to coun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-4

…he administrative authority is aware of an official report of an infringement provided for in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1, it may, if the proportion of employees concerned so warrants, having regard…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority

Article D1233-4

The notification of the redundancy project provided for in article L. 1233-46 is sent by electronic means to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment. In add…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ancillary financial activity

Article R561-4

For the purposes of Article L. 561-4, insurance mediation by the persons referred to in 3° bis of Article L. 561-2 constitutes an ancillary financial activity for which these persons are exempt from t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing and administrative control.

Article R3313-4

…he agreement filed on the Ministry of Labour's tele-procedure platform mentioned in article D. 2231-4 with the identification code provided for in the previous paragraph is deemed to comply with the l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-45

…inspection and verification as well as the actions implemented during design and then manufacture; 4° The inspections and tests carried out before, during and after manufacture with an indication of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-4

…of the development plan for the regional public guidance service referred to in 5° of article L. 214-13 of the Education Code and the coordinated regional strategy for employment, vocational guidance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-4

…3; 3° The closing date for the submission of proposals by applicants and their period of validity; 4° The procedure for selecting the candidates, including the objective criteria for selecting the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-4

…ritory of Wallis and Futuna as amended by Order No 2016-623 of 19 May 2016 transposing Directive 2014/40/EU on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products and related products, subject…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Programming projects representing programming commitments

Article R212-40

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