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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-47

The provisions of articles R. 612-29, R. 612-30, R. 612-32 and R. 613-42 are applicable to requests made and proceedings brought pursuant to articles L. 623-10 et L. 623-11.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-48

…antee payment on maturity of either the amount of the promissory note referred to in article L. 313-42 or the interest attached to this note, the holder of this note may ask the lending institution to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Preparation and implementation (R)

Article R1614-49

The amount of credits mentioned in b of Article R. 1614-42 allocated to the beneficiary local authorities in the overseas regions and departments under this special assistance is at least equal to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-202

Unless otherwise stipulated and with the exception of articles R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-42, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-119

The Fund may only grant the current account advances referred to in article L. 214-42 to companies that do not meet the conditions set out in 2° and 3° of article R. 214-85 up to a limit of 10% of its…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Principles

Article R4461-14

With the exception of the breath-holding interventions mentioned in Article R. 4461-42, interventions and work in hyperbaric environments are performed while breathing air, another gas mixture or pure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46-4

…s, collective crèches and day nurseries must comply with the provisions set out in articles R. 2324-42 to R. 2324-43-2. II.-Any collective crèche or day nursery must ensure that a sufficient number of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4313-81

…4313-80, is subject to the EC type-examination procedure defined by Articles R. 4313-23 to R. 4313-42.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-166

By way of derogation from articles R. 5134-42 or R. 5134-65, depending on the case, a decree by the Minister for Employment and the Minister for the Budget sets the rates of reimbursement determining…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-55

The provisions of articles R. 4532-42 and R. 4532-47 to R. 4532-51 are applicable to the simplified general coordination plan and, as soon as it has been drawn up, to the plan drawn up in application…

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