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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-23

Investigation is suspended at the written request of any person who provides proof that he has brought an action before the judicial court or, in the overseas territories, the court of first instance…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-22

…t of the national plant variety authority as not complying with the provisions of articles R. 623-6 and R. 623-7 and of the orders made for the application of this section, or is the subject of observ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collective changing rooms

Article R4228-2

Collective changing rooms and washbasins must be installed in a special room with a suitable surface area, isolated from the work and storage rooms and located close to the workers' passageways.Where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-2

…n who can demonstrate particular experience or qualifications with regard to the nature of the case and who meets the conditions defined in 1° to 4° of Article L. 812-3. It shall give special reasons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-2

…ions, subject to the provisions specific to certain matters, in particular those relating to minors and protected adults, or subject to the occasional assignments that may be entrusted to members of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article R412-2

The rules for labelling a product that is recognised as an appellation of origin, protected geographical indication or traditional speciality guaranteed are laid down under the conditions set out in a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-26

…modified according to the same forms.However, the creation of maritime gendarmerie, air gendarmerie and armament gendarmerie units is decided by order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-23

The categories of national gendarmerie units within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the area of responsibility of one or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-22

The services or units of the national gendarmerie within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the whole of the national terri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-25

…erie to changes in security issues, departments, units or categories of units within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties may be created on an experimental bas…

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