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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-4

The enforcement officers referred to in article L. 8271-1-2 shall, upon written request, forward to the officers of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, the regional directorates for cu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

The following persons shall be excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts: 1° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 82…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-4

Securities allocated to guarantee the management of the board of directors are inalienable.The disposal of the other securities mentioned in article L. 2253-2 may only take place by virtue of a delibe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-41

Where the author of a still image is a professional journalist who derives most of his or her income from the exploitation of such works and who occasionally contributes to the preparation of a press…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-4

International agreements concerning both areas of State competence and areas of regional competence are, in cases where the first paragraph of Articles L. 4433-4-2 and L. 4433-4-3-2 is not applied, ne…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

The Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens is composed of twenty-six members: 1° Two professors or senior lecturers from pharmacy training and research units who are active pharmacists, appointed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Structures for integration through economic activity.

Article L5132-4

…hat may enter into agreements with the State are :1° Integration companies ;2° Entreprises de travail temporaire d'insertion ;3° Intermediary associations;4° Workshops and integration sites.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-4

In the event of a conviction, the court shall order, by any appropriate means, the posting or broadcasting of all or part of the decision or of a press release informing the public of the reasons for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-4

Any user who uses a temporary employee for a purpose other than that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1251-6 or outside the cases mentioned in that same article is liable to a fine of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-4

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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