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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-22

The provisions of Article L. 612-21 shall apply to European patent applications and European patents.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional hours by rider

Article L3123-22

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may provide for the possibility, by means of a rider to the employment contract, of temporarily increasing the working hours laid down in the contract. The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-22

Where the applicant does not yet have the dwelling at the time of the application for family reunification, the verification is carried out on the basis of documents drawn up and signed by the owner o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Investigation

Article R532-22

Where the parties are informed of the date of the hearing at least two months before it, they are informed by the same letter of the date on which the investigation will be closed. This information do…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-22

Each transmission of information from the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration to the services and payment agency gives rise to a return flow to the office, to confirm the correct inte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations.

Article R213-22

De-registration is requested by the bond-issuing association in the year following redemption of all bonds issued. Deregistration is also requested if, one year after the General Meeting's decision to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article R511-22

The other convertible instruments referred to in Article L. 511-81 that may be used for the allocation of variable remuneration are the only instruments that may be fully converted into Tier 1 core ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-22

The provisions of articles R. 1423-19 to R. 1423-21 are applicable to the appointment by the general meeting of the industrial tribunal of the industrial tribunal members called upon to hold summary h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-22

Approved laboratories send the results of their analyses to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who forwards them to the Prefect with his comments and to the person responsible for pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-22

During work likely to expose workers to noxious gases in confined spaces such as shafts, gas pipes, flues, cesspools, tanks or appliances of any kind, workers must be restrained or protected by anothe…

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