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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning companies not subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-56

…nse is made after the deadline for sending the letters of dismissal provided for in article L. 1233-39, the deadline is postponed until the date on which the response is sent to the administrative aut…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-19

…hich the justification is provided; however, it shall not prevent the application of Article R. 612-39. Proceedings for the grant of the patent shall be resumed as soon as the court's decision has bec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-53

…til the patent application has been made public under the conditions provided for in article R. 612-39.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

…3262-16, R. 3262-17, R. 3262-20 to R. 3262-25, R. 3262-33 to R. 3262-35 and R. 3262-37 to R. 3262-39 , as well as to obstruction of the supervisory role assigned to the commission provided for in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Disposal of anatomical parts.

Article R1335-11

…n provided for in article L. 2223-41 of this Code. The provisions of articles R. 2213-34 to R. 2213-39 of the General Local Authorities Code do not apply to them. Cremation takes place outside the cre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

…by it for a period corresponding to the provisional registration period. In application of articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-3

…e L. 425-9-1 of this Code: a) The additional penalties provided for by 2°, 8° and 9° of article 131-39 of the French Criminal Code ; b) Closure, for a period of up to one year, of the establishments o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-16

…le prudentiel et de résolution may impose the disciplinary sanctions provided for in Article L. 612-39, including deregistration;2° The institution may not issue electronic money;3° It may only refer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval of the plan.

Article R626-18

…ustice shall file an end-of-assignment report without delay under the conditions of articles R. 626-39 and R. 626-40. Article R. 626-41 is applicable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-19

…e liquidator shall file an end-of-assignment report under the conditions set out in Articles R. 626-39 and R. 626-40. Article R. 626-41 is applicable. When the judicial liquidator has been informed of…

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