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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transmission of documents by electronic means

Article R232-41-10

The following documents and proceedings may be transmitted electronically, under conditions defined by the Agency: 1° The designation of athletes to form the Registered Testing Pool referred to in art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-1

I. - Employees of the administrations and bodies listed below, designated and authorised by the authority responsible for these administrations and bodies, may access the data in the processing mentio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-4-1

…specify the nature of the benefit provided by the consumer within the meaning of articles L. 217-1 and L. 224-25-2.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article R714-4-1

Amendments to the regulations determining the conditions to which the use of the mark is subject shall be entered at the request of the holder of the mark on the day of the application for registratio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-4

The increase in the allocation, after distribution of the allocations calculated in application of articles L. 2334-16 to L. 2334-18-3, is divided between the two demographic categories in proportion…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-4-1

Where judicial supervision includes the obligation set out in 8° of article 138, the provisions of articles R. 131-3 to R. 131-4-1 of the Penal Code are applicable. The certificate they contain serves…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article D1225-4-1

The employee shall notify her employer, in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 1225-24, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by delivery against receipt.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and duration of judicial supervision

Article D147-40-1

…his is impossible, take place before this release, pursuant to the provisions of articles R. 3711-8 and R. 3711-12 to R. 3711-17 of the public health code. To this end, convicts may be granted tempora…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-44

…tted to trading on a regulated market, shareholders who have been registered for at least two years and who together hold at least 5% of the voting rights may form associations to represent their inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-4

…sed by the Agence de la biomédecine in the light of the criteria referred to in Article R. 2141-1-1 and the results observed, in accordance with a programme determined by the Agence. If, following thi…

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