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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-1

Any natural or legal person forming an undertaking or a body referred to in Article L. 464-2 is liable for the damage it has caused as a result of the commission of an anti-competitive practice define…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R714-4-1

…on the day of the application for registration.The request shall include: 1° A registration request form; 2° The regulations determining the conditions to which the use of the mark is subject as amend…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Domestic arbitration.

Article 1486

…econd paragraph of Article 1463. The rectifying or supplemented award shall be notified in the same form as the initial award.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A141-1

The prior information of the policyholder referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 141-6 of the Insurance Code is provided in the form of a specific document, separate from any other contractu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Discharge from hospital.

Article R1112-67

…his completed questionnaire is returned to the administration in a sealed envelope and in anonymous form if the patient so wishes.The Director periodically informs the Supervisory Board, the Instituti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-48

The holder is informed of his right to object to access to his shared medical record by a professional in the emergency situations provided for in I of article L. 1111-17. In the absence of opposition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-60

The form, content and procedures for reporting adverse reactions and new facts as defined in Article L. 1123-10 and, where applicable, the procedures for lifting the blind shall be laid down by decisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-154

The notice provided for in Article R. 225-153 shall state the name and form of the company, the address of the registered office, the amount of the share capital, the number of shares being considered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-7

…qual to the amount of sales of products and services related to the current activities of the group formed by the fully consolidated companies. It includes, after elimination of intercompany transacti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article LO6242-4

…right to bring any liability action against any natural or legal person that it remunerates in any form whatsoever.

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