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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-1

…ch Convention"; 2° the Agreement on a Unified Patent Jurisdiction signed in Brussels on 19 February 2013, hereinafter referred to as the "Unified Patent Jurisdiction Agreement"; 3° Regulation (EU) No…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1711-8

Until 31 December 2013, the fire and rescue service of the Department of Mayotte is eligible for the investment aid fund for departmental fire and rescue services under the conditions set out in the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R732-5

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 123-1 and R. 123-2No. 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste" are replaced by the wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Currency

Article R733-5

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 123-1 and R. 123-2No. 2013-383 of 6 May 2013II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "La Poste" are replaced by the wo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-2

…he Public Health Code, reproduced in article L. 313-1 of this Code, are set out in articles D. 3335-16 to D. 3335-18 of the Public Health Code, reproduced below: "Art. D. 3335-16 of the Public Health…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-6

…621-2, members of its staff and officers, from disclosing information gathered pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

For the application of articles L. 1251-5, L. 1251-9, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-13, L. 1251-16, L. 1251-17, L. 1251-29, L. 1251-30, L. 1251-31, L. 1251-34, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-41 and L. 1251-60 to open-ende…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-4

…g to identify a person by his or her genetic fingerprints outside the cases provided for in Article 16-11 of the Civil Code or outside a measure of investigation or enquiry carried out during a proced…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-12

…benefit from the rights of pre-emption and substitution provided for by the articles 815-14 to 815-16 and 815-18 of this code. The agreement is deemed to have been concluded for an indefinite period…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-5

…ht work within the meaning of article L. 3122-2, under the conditions laid down in articles L. 3122-16 and L. 3122-23.

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