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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-40

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 6153-29 to R. 6153-39, the head of the organisation or establishment in which the resident carries out his duties may suspend the latter's activity i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R773-39

…wing shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia: 1° Articles R. 561-1 to R. 561-38-9; 2° Article R. 561-39 with the exception of the third paragraph; 3° Articles R. 561-40 to R. 561-42; 4° Article R. 561-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R774-39

…g shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1° Articles R. 561-1 to R. 561-38-9; 2° Article R. 561-39 with the exception of the third paragraph; 3° Articles R. 561-40 to R. 561-42; 4° Article R. 561-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18

…s determined by decree. The apprentice must first contact the mediator mentioned in article L. 6222-39 or, for apprentices in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector, the department design…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-2

…e at Munich on 5 October 1973, known as the "European Patent Convention", in application of Article 39 of this Convention, as well as the sums collected by the Institute on behalf of recipient organis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-32

…he offences of acquiring, offering or transferring narcotics referred to in articles 222-37 and 222-39 of the Penal Code, to identify the perpetrators and accomplices and to carry out the seizures pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2

…y with these obligations will result in the application of the procedure set out in articles L. 612-39 , L. 612-40 and L. 621-15.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-1

…t and Electronic Communications Code. Articles L. 224-27, L. 224-27-1, L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-39, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and L. 224-42-1 and L. 224-42-3 do not apply to machine-to-machine signal t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-42

…micro-organism, any person may, either from the date of publication provided for in Article R. 612-39, or before that date if it has been notified of a copy of the patent application, request access…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-38

…training of the construction skills operator, under the conditions provided for in article L. 6331-39.

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