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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-5

…on the following grounds: 1° The proprietor no longer satisfies the conditions of article L. 715-2; 2° The proprietor has failed to take reasonable steps to prevent use of the trade mark that is not c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-3

The deliberations and clauses of treaties or specifications which, prior to the date of entry into force of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, have provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7311-3

…sales representative or sales representative is any person who: 1° Works for one or more employers; 2° Is in fact exclusively and constantly engaged in the profession of representative; 3° Does not ca…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-33

…essions under the conditions defined by the regional director for youth, sport and social cohesion; 2° Declare each training session; 3° Fill in the national tool for monitoring registrations and resu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1322-29

…s: 1° Identify any hazard that needs to be prevented, eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level; 2° Identify the critical points at which monitoring is essential to prevent or eliminate a hazard or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-10

…ncome tax or corporation tax due by these employers.The contributions paid by workers, mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 5422-9 of the present code, are deductible for the establishment of the pers…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-2

…listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance" ; 2° "Tribunal de commerce" is replaced by "tribunal de première instance statuant en matière commerci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-21

…or section E of the national order of pharmacists in the case of establishments referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 11° and 12° of article R. 5142-1 and on the register of section C or section E in the case o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 3

Heading 3-Expenses relating to the performance of elective or representative duties31. Allowances 311. Functional allowance of a local elected representative 3111. First payment 1. Deliberation settin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-30

The provisions of articles 707-2 and 707-4 relating to the reduction in the amount of fines in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable to foreign pecuniary penalties when they a…

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