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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-4

An official of the National Institute of Industrial Property who has investigated an application for registration of a trade mark or an opposition filed against an application for registration of a tr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the temporary residence permit bearing the word "student" and the temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student-mobility programme".

Article R422-4

The educational establishment hosting the foreign student must operate under conditions that comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions in force. Its ability to receive the foreign student…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal proceedings.

Article L5214-4

Associations whose main object is to defend the interests of the beneficiaries of this chapter may bring a civil action based on non-compliance with the provisions of this chapter, where such non-comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Articles relating to infants and children.

Article L5231-4

In order to limit excessive exposure of children, the distribution, whether in return for payment or free of charge, of objects containing radio equipment specifically intended for use by children und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article L6433-4

Members of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council may receive an allowance for each day of attendance at meetings of the Council and the committees provided for by a deliberation of the assembly of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration.

Article R512-41

The total amount of funds corresponding to advances from the State held by a regional fund or union may not exceed ten times the total of its paid-up capital and, where applicable, the guarantee fund…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Management by the inter-company social and cultural activities committee

Article R2312-45

When the number of undertakings does not allow the employees of each of them to be represented separately, a single delegate may represent the employees of one or more of them. Seats are allocated by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-42

When the worker hooks or unhooks a load by hand, the work is organised in such a way that these operations can be carried out in complete safety. During these operations, the lifting equipment may not…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-4

…t may reject their application. If the failing company carried out operations covered by article L. 441-1, article L. 134-1, article L. 143-1 and article L. 144-2 of the Insurance Code, the assets all…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-4

…following measures by special reasoned decision: 1° In the event of the forced sale of the debtor's main home, encumbered by a registration benefiting a credit institution or finance company that prov…

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