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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-22

…agraph, second indent b, shall be provided within four months of the filing date of the patent application in the form of a certificate issued during the exhibition by the authority responsible for en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-22

If the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, six months before the deadline set in these same articles, a national commission settles, on referral from the prefect, with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants

Article R7125-22

…training leave provided for in article L. 7125-13, submit their request in writing to the hierarchical authority to which they report at least thirty days in advance, specifying the date and duration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-22

…account supplemented by the professional prevention account under 1° of I of article L. 4163-7, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations provides the body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…in whole or in part, and for the duration of his term of office:1° To determine and modify the allocation of communal properties used by municipal public services and to carry out all acts of demarca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-22

The national commission, mentioned in articles L. 1424-22 and L. 1424-23, is set up by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for Overseas France. It comprises: a) A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants

Article R7227-22

…training leave provided for in article L. 7227-13, submit their request in writing to the hierarchical authority to which they report at least thirty days in advance, specifying the date and duration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conformity assessment with internal production control, also known as the "EC self-certification" procedure

Article R4313-22

…ter or any other person responsible for placing the equipment on the market shall draw up the technical file provided for in Article R. 4313-6 for each type of machine or personal protective equipment…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-22

The automated processing of personal data, referred to in II of Article 515-11-1 and known as the "anti-rapprochement bracelet", is governed by Articles R. 631-6 to R. 631-14 of the Prison Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

…ses relating to :1° The exercise of trade union rights and the freedom of opinion of employees, the career development of employees exercising trade union responsibilities and the performance of their…

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