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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…f compensation to be made by the Office. With regard to the damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3, it does so on the bas…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…138-4, L. 138-5 and L. 139-1 are applicable in their wording resulting from Order no. 2021-1518 of 24 November 2021. Articles L. 211-3 and L. 211-8 are applicable in their wording resulting from Orde…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…exchanges of young working people, signed in Paris on 26 October 2015, approved by the loi n° 2017-1249 du 9 août 2017, published by the décret n° 2018-403 du 28 mai 2018;2° Convention entre le Gouver…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-30

…only be implemented in respect of unaccompanied minors in the cases provided for in Article L. 531-24 or if the applicant's presence in France constitutes a serious threat to public order, public sec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-19

…ecision is taken on the application.Where the accelerated procedure provided for in Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26 or L. 531-27 is applied, this communication may be made when the decision is notified.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article L2213-5

…tions of roads for vehicles transporting hazardous materials covered by Council Directive 82/501 of 24 June 1982 on the major accident hazards of certain industrial activities and likely to compromise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees or in application of Article L. 2232-12

Article R2232-5

…hall have final jurisdiction. They shall be lodged within the time limits laid down in article R. 2324-24. The decision may be appealed to the Supreme Court.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation

Article R2331-3

…ice of the dominant undertaking. The court rules under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 2324-24 and R. 2324-25.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-30

…nt of the death of a partner, the transfer period provided for in the second paragraph of l'article 24 of the law of 29 November 1966 is set at one year from the date of death. It may be renewed by ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the optician-mutician higher technical diploma (brevet de technicien supérieur d'opticien-lunetier).

Article D4362-1

The Advanced Optician Technician Certificate (brevet de technicien supérieur d'opticien-lunetier) is governed by the provisions of decree no. 95-665 of 9 May 1995 laying down general regulations for t…

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