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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-4

The administrative authority shall notify the employer of the validation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 and the homologation de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-4

A stipulation by which the author undertakes to grant a preferential right to a publisher for the publication of his future works of clearly determined genres is lawful. This right is limited for each…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-4

The Town Council elects the mayor and deputy mayors from among its members by secret ballot. No person may be elected mayor who is not at least eighteen years of age. The office of mayor is incompatib…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4436-4

Any draft or proposed decision of the Regional Council or the General Council that has an impact on the environment, the quality of life or concerns the cultural activities of the Amerindian and Bushi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Litigation by the municipality

Article L2132-4

Any party who has obtained a conviction against the municipality shall not be liable for any charges or contributions imposed for the payment of costs and damages resulting from the proceedings.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6251-4

Without prejudice to the criminal penalties provided for in Article LO 6251-3, infringements of the rules governing the assessment and collection of taxes, duties, fees and charges instituted by the T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6351-4

Without prejudice to the criminal penalties provided for in article LO 6351-3, infringements of the rules governing the assessment and collection of taxes, duties, fees and charges instituted by the t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-4

Under penalty of nullity, the issue of profit shares or founder's shares is prohibited. However, profit shares or founder's shares issued before 1 April 1967 remain governed by the texts relating to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Performance obligations.

Article L2262-4

Employees' organisations and employers' organisations or groupings, or individual employers, bound by an agreement or arrangement are required not to do anything likely to jeopardise its faithful perf…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award criteria

Article L2222-4

Among the criteria for awarding the contract, the purchaser shall take account of the proportion of the performance of the contract which the tenderer undertakes to entrust to small and medium-sized e…

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