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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

…vent 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 drawings shall b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-5

The provisions of articles L. 3134-3 and L. 3134-4 do not apply: 1° To work which, in the case of serious necessity or in the public interest, must be carried out immediately ; 2° For a Sunday, to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-9-1

…he 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 by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-2

I.-It is punishable by a fine of 18,000 euros for the chairmen, directors, members of the management board, managers or managing directors of legal entities, as well as for natural persons, to refrain…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

…establishment of inter-municipal cooperation under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-18 or L. 5211-41-1 or the withdrawal of a municipality under the conditions provided for in articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D8-1

The central judicial police offices covered by articles R. 15-18and R. 15-22 are as follows:1° Office central pour la répression du faux-monnayage;2° Office anti-stupéfiants;3° Office central pour la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-48

I. - The provisions of articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to innovation mutual funds.II. - Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-11

…dition to the powers conferred on him by the application of the first paragraphs of Articles 16 and 18 of the above-mentioned Act of 20 January 2017 , the Chairman shall exercise the powers of the hea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

…erly;17° One representative of legal entities managing institutions for people in social difficulty;18° One member of the regional unions of healthcare professionals who is a doctor;19° Two members fr…

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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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