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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-44

Under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, any unitholder or shareholder shall inform the person mentioned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-4

For employees whose number of hours worked does not exceed a threshold set by decree, the remuneration shown on the universal service voucher includes an indemnity in lieu of paid holiday equal to one…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-4

The Director General, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Scientific Council of the National Cancer Institute are appointed for a period of five years by decree.No Governmen…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: The enforcement judge

Article L121-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 3252-11 of the Labour Code, the parties may be assisted or represented before the enforcement judge in accordance with the rules applicable before the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-4

A purchaser who has recourse to a central purchasing body for the execution of works or the acquisition of supplies or services is deemed to have complied with its advertising and competitive tenderin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-4

The patent application may relate to only one invention or to a plurality of inventions linked together in such a way that they form a single general inventive concept. Any application which does not…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article L314-4

A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the conditions for application of articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-3 and in particular the methods for determining the basis of assessment and calculating the overall effe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and powers

Article L532-4

The Cour nationale du droit d'asile examines applications submitted to it by refugees covered by one of the measures provided for in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 rel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Voluntary departure period

Article L612-4

Foreign nationals coming directly from the territory of one of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 may have 1° and 2° of article L. 612-3 applied to them if they cannot p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Right to communicate

Article L744-4

The detained foreign national shall be informed as soon as possible that, in the place of detention, he or she has the right to request the assistance of an interpreter, counsel and a doctor, and that…

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