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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment

Article R6341-47

If the trainee abandons the placement without legitimate reason or is dismissed for gross misconduct, the remuneration received by the trainee and the remuneration that has been reimbursed to the empl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of non-compliance with the rules on the advertising of veterinary medicinal products

Article R5145-4

…s, the dissemination of advertising which is manifestly contrary to the provisions of articles R. 5141-82 to R. 5141-88.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R6147-4

…hospitals under the same management ; 2° Create clusters other than those mentioned in article L. 6146-1, called "clusters of common interest".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-47

…cation referred to in the previous paragraph, it may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 145-38, be taken into account when setting the rent, if the adjoining commercial activities have in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-4

In the event of prosecution by summons provided for in Article 390 or summons provided for in article 390-1, the parties' lawyers may consult the case file at the registry of the judicial court as soo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-41

At its first plenary meeting, the regional conference elects, by a simple majority of the members present, a chairman and two vice-chairmen who may not be from the same college. The chairman of the re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1251-40

When a user undertaking has recourse to an employee of a temporary employment undertaking in breach of the provisions of articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-7, L. 1251-10, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-12-1, L. 1251-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Guarantee marks

Article L715-4

…on to the grounds for refusal or invalidity provided for respectively in Articles L. 712-7 and L. 714-3, a guarantee trade mark shall be refused registration or, if registered, may be declared invalid…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-46

…xcess of those he is authorised to demand or withhold pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-49, L. 313-52, L. 313-60 or L. 313-61 is punishable by a fine of 300,000 euros. Physical persons are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-4

The managers of the legal entities and the natural persons participating in the formation of the European Cooperative Society shall invite the special negotiating body to meet and to that end shall in…

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