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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-4

…ions that have filed the lists in question cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983 and cannot claim to belong to a union for the applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-51

…that have submitted the lists in question cannot benefit from the provisions of 2° of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983 and cannot claim to belong to a union for the applic…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…of the suspension measures mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a breach of article L. 232-9 or 2° of article L. 232-10: 1° Is four years when the breach involves a non-specified substance or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-14

…of infringing a geographical indication is implemented after a request mentioned in Article L. 722-9 has been accepted, goods transported in small consignments suspected of infringing a geographical…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R594-3

…"of the Wallis and Futuna Islands"; 2° In Article R. 520-1, after the reference to Article R. 521-9, the reference to Article R. 521-13 is inserted; 3° In Article R. 521-1, the words: "within French…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-5

…ansactions constitutes a commission within the meaning of this chapter. Articles L. 134-6 to L. 134-9 apply when the agent is remunerated in whole or in part by the commission thus defined. If the con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-8

…years preceding the date of expiry of the lease or its extension as provided for in article L. 145-9, the latter date being either the date for which notice was given or, if an application for renewa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Short-stay visas

Article L312-1

…thorities for a short-stay visa, under the conditions provided for in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016.Applications for short-stay visas a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

…for persecution, within the meaning of Section A of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, shall be assessed under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 9 and paragra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

…from the protection provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and Articles 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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