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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Community Designs

Article L515-1

Any infringement of the rights defined in Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs constitutes an infringement giving rise to civil liability on the par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-5

…territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1611 of 22 December 2022.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Alert

Article L4002-1

…Part may be the subject of an alert under the conditions set out in Articles 7 and 8 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R154-1

…licable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2563-2-2

…first numbering operation is carried out, half of the cost of the operation, if completed before 31 December 2008, is subject to financial compensation in the form of an exceptional grant paid by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-1

Infringements of the first paragraph of article 3 of law no. 75-1334 of 31 December 1975 on subcontracting are recorded by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2. These offences are punishable by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4411-1-1

…res are set out in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-27

…of the distribution work on the cinematographic works released in cinematographic theatres during 2018, 2019 and 2020;3° The size of the distribution company;4° The share of sales relating to the dist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R782-4

…2010R. 612-15n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-16 and R. 612-17n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-18 and R. 612-19n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013II. - For the application of I:1° In article R. 612-10…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R783-4

…2010R. 612-15n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-16 and R. 612-17n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-18 and R. 612-19n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013II. - For the application of I:1° In article R. 612-10…

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