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

Article R623-11

The benefit of the filing date of the certificate application is acquired if at least the documents referred to in Article R. 623-5, even if these documents are not regular in form. If the filing does…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article R713-11

Unless otherwise provided, judgments and orders are notified to the debtor and the creditors concerned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the clerk's office of the judicial court.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure.

Article L6362-11

When the checks relate to the actions mentioned in article L. 6313-1 or to professional development counselling activities financed by the State, local authorities, the Caisse des dépôts et consignati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-11

…vened by right if an absolute majority of the members making up the meeting so request. The meeting may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present or represented. If the quoru…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-11

…n approved by the supervisory ministers at the start of the financial year, the authorising officer may be authorised by the supervisory ministers to temporarily implement the revenue and expenditure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-11

…g is public. However, on his own initiative or at the request of the person concerned, the chairman may prohibit the public from entering the room during all or part of the hearing in the interests of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-115

The Agency and Working Conditions Committee may set up committees to manage social and cultural activities or to examine individual complaints dealing with specific situations.It may appoint experts t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-1

…t paragraph, with a certificate extending the examination of the application, the validity of which may not exceed three months. This document, together with the expired residence document, enables ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article R721-11

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, may consult the council in the following areas:1° The training and ethics of commercial court judges;2° The organisation, operation and activity of commer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Setting up and running skills operators

Article R6332-11

The management tasks of a skills operator may not be entrusted directly or indirectly to a training provider organisation mentioned in article L. 6351-1 or to a credit institution. However, tasks rela…

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