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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

…nisations representing consumers. Three representatives of the ministers responsible for culture, industry and consumer affairs participate in the work of the committee in an advisory capacity. Within…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-53

…ionale de l'informatique et des libertés pursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 19 and 108 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-55-2

The Permanent Assembly is not subject to the provisions of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

…r in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds of the contributions mentioned in Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-51

A company mentioned in 5°, 7° and 9° of article R. 5142-1 declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail the territo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-56-1

…nvention as that which is the subject of the French patent application, the National Institute of Industrial Property may invite the applicant, before the drawing up of the preliminary search report,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-5

…e rights of holders of a professional prevention account. The amount of the allocation and the procedures for paying the corresponding sums to the regional joint inter-professional commissions mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-5

…tes may be granted by the Prefect after examining the situation of the person concerned. The period during which the minimum weekly working time of twenty hours may be waived may not exceed twelve mon…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-5 (art. A212-192-5)

…ma. II - Test to verify theoretical and practical knowledge and safety skills This test takes place during the winter, over a period of two to five days. It consists of three tests designed to check,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Public information.

Article R5131-5

…(EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products is easily accessible to the public by appropriate means. It shall send this information by any…

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