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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

…d. In the event of partial non-compliance of the application with the provisions of Articles L. 611-17, L. 611-18, L. 611-19 (4° of I) or L. 612-1, the corresponding parts of the description and drawi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-11

…ered there and which are included on the list provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the said code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-9-1

…of the Mutual Code; d) When they carry out operations falling within the classes mentioned in 1, 2, 17, 18 and 16a of Article R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code, at least half of their contributions are paid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-10

…the first paragraph benefit from the preferential right provided for in 2° of III of Article L. 622-17. This provision does not apply to contributions made by the debtor's shareholders and associates…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L3123-9-2

…d for the performance of their duties, within the limit of the maximum rates set in article L. 3123-17, and all the resources he or she receives at the end of the term of office.The allowance is paid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L4135-9-2

…d for the performance of their duties, within the limit of the maximum rates set in article L. 4135-17, and all the resources he or she receives at the end of the term of office.The allowance is paid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-18

…the operation. Any changes to the information submitted in the file provided for in Article R. 1245-17 and relating to the products or their preparation and storage processes which are likely to have…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

…s for the disabled;16° Four representatives of legal entities managing institutions for the elderly;17° One representative of legal entities managing institutions for people in social difficulty;18° O…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-20

The written consent to gamete donation referred to in articles R. 2141-17, R. 2141-18 and R. 2141-19 is preceded by at least one interview with the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-2

…children's health, the manager of a group crèche or day nursery mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-17 must comply with the following minimum intervention times: 1° Micro-crèche: 10 hours per year, in…

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