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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-31

Recognition and enforcement on French territory of a conviction handed down by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 728-32 and 728-33. The decisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-3

I.-The emoluments of the court-appointed administrator are, for the performance of the duties resulting from the application of Titles II to IV of Book VI of the legislative part of this code, subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-30

In the case of personal protective equipment, the notified body shall carry out examinations and tests to ensure that: 1° The technical file contains all the necessary elements. If this file refers to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-30

The following are subject to approval by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° Programming commitments signed with a view to their approval by programming groups and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-3

The works mentioned in article R. 122-2 are original graphic or plastic works created by the author himself, such as paintings, collages, paintings, drawings, engravings, prints, lithographs, sculptur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1245-33

An order of the Minister for Health made on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after obtaining the opinion of the Director…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L711-3

I.-Shall not be validly registered and, if registered, shall be liable to be declared invalid a trade mark infringing earlier rights having effect in France, in particular: 1° An earlier trade mark :…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A243-3

Where the insurance certificate relates to a ten-year liability insurance contract taken out by an individual taxable person, the insurance certificate provided for in Article L. 243-2 must bear the w…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article R412-3

For the application of the provisions of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-3

The offer free of charge or sale by a producer or manufacturer, to any person other than those authorised by article L. 3322-5, of anethol or essences that may be used in the manufacture of alcoholic…

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