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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-4

The cases in which, pursuant to article L. 3334-14, the rights built up under the collective retirement savings plan for the benefit of employees may, at their request, exceptionally be liquidated bef…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-4

…uant to article L. 341-4, the financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December of each year. By way of exception, the first financial year of French companies commencing operations during a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-4

…h Polynesia. This time limit is fifteen days in an emergency, at the request of the High Commissioner. This opinion is deemed to have been issued if it has not been given within this period..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-4

The bodies responsible for toxicovigilance include the poison control centres mentioned in article L. 6141-4 and the health establishments on a list drawn up by order of the Minister for Health on a p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-43

…ion, has received either a statement or exhibits, or any of the information provided for in Article R. 532-26, may present at the hearing any oral observations that it considers useful to respond to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-4

…e France or the public institution La Monnaie de Paris shall be punished in accordance with article R. 645-9 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Works team

Article R4461-46

The employer shall appoint, from among the workers referred to in Article R. 4451-45, a hyperbaric operations manager who shall be responsible, on site and under the employer's responsibility, for coo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-42

The public accountants who record extracts of judgements and settlements in accordance with the provisions of decree no. 66-136 of 4 March 1966 recover, under the same conditions as fines, the surchar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Work equipment

Article R4461-47

Work equipment is understood to include all the elements required to: 1° Perform work in hyperbaric conditions; 2° Monitor workers in hyperbaric conditions; 3° Produce, transfer, store, distribute and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-4

The project owner appoints a health and safety coordinator from the start of the preliminary design phase, within the meaning of article 4 of decree no. 93-1268 of 29 November 1993 relating to project…

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