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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as public industrial and commercial establishments

Article L133-4

The Tourist Office is administered by a Management Committee and managed by a Director.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Managing employment and skills - Preventing the consequences of economic change.

Article L320-4

Any employer of salaried employees or persons treated as such is required to send to the body responsible for collecting social security contributions, by 31 January each year at the latest, a stateme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-4

I.-The remuneration due for the reproduction and representation of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art by automated image referencing services is based on the revenue from exploitation or, f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-48

The employer may, at the request of certain employees, set up a system of individualised working hours allowing hours to be carried over from one week to another, within the limits and according to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-4

The provisions of Chapters IV and VI of Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Articles L. 4124-7, L. 4124-9, L. 4124-10, L. 4124-11, as well as those of Articles L. 4132-5, L. 4142-3…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibition on movement on French territory

Article L251-4

The administrative authority may, by reasoned decision, attach to the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory issued on the basis of 2° or 3° of Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-44

Subject to articles L. 225-21-1, L. 225-22, L. 225-23, L. 225-27 and L. 225-27-1, directors may not receive from the company any remuneration, permanent or otherwise, other than that provided for in a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-4

I. - The rules governing access by payment service providers to the payment systems referred to in Article L. 330-3 must be objective, non-discriminatory and proportionate.These rules must make it pos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L3511-4

The articles L. 3334-16, L. 3334-16-1, L. 3334-16-2 and L. 3443-2 are not applicable to Mayotte.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-4

Articles L. 312-19, L. 312-20 and L. 312-21-1 are applicable to accounts opened in the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

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