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

Article D411-1-3

…mation of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle relating to industrial property titles and the national register of companies may be made available to the public on request, by electronic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-3-1

Failure to give workers and their representatives access to the information provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 is punishable by a fifth-class fine.The fine shall be applied as…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R*323-11

…he European Economic Area ; 2° Publish this decision in the Official Journal of the French Republic and the Official Journal of the European Union. This publication shall specify the name and contact…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-3

…ible for certifying, or in a person who controls it or is controlled by it, within the meaning of I and II of Article L. 233-3. Without prejudice to the provisions contained in this Book or in Book II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-3

…ices de l'Etat" sont remplacés par les mots : "l'agence de santé" ;6° For the application to Wallis and Futuna of the first paragraph of article L. 4112-1, the words: "the departmental council of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R3512-1-3

I. - The information referred to in article R. 3512-1-2 is transmitted in French in electronic form and is made public on a public website, in accordance with the procedures specified by order of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3-1

Within insurance and reinsurance undertakings, with the exception of those referred to in article L. 322-3, the committee referred to in article L. 823-19 of the Commercial Code also monitors risk man…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-3-1

The exchange of pre-contractual information or the provision of contractual terms and conditions shall be in writing. This may be done electronically. The name or company name and address of the organ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-3

…ll forward this report to the marketing authorisation holder for this proprietary medicinal product and, where applicable, to the company or organisation responsible for the operation of the proprieta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D142-3-1

…d paragraph of article 723-3. Where applicable, the sentence enforcement judge sets the obligations and prohibitions of articles 132-44 and 132-45 of the Penal Code, which will apply to temporary abse…

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