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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-1

…means other than the use of a technological application, device or existing component mentioned in II. II.-It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros to knowingly procure…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provident and supplementary pension schemes for self-employed workers

Article L144-1

…assistants, provided that they are covered by the basic old-age insurance scheme set up by Chapter II of Title II of Book VII of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and that they can prove that their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-1

…and the undertakings which it controls under the conditions defined in article L. 233-1, in I and II of article L. 233-3 and inarticle L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code. II - For the purposes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L410-5

…er products. If the negotiations are successful, the agreement is made public by prefectoral order. II -In the absence of an agreement one month after the opening of negotiations, the State representa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-4

…ement mentioned in article L. 6316-1 for training provided by apprenticeship from 1st January 2022. II.-Public higher education institutions accredited in accordance witharticle L. 613-1 of the Educat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Industrial and commercial public services.

Article D2573-21

…224-5 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. II. - For the application of article D. 2224-1: 1° In the first paragraph, the words: "as w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the marketing and use of substances and mixtures classified as hazardous

Article R1342-21

…ubstances and mixtures mentioned in paragraph 2 of the second column of entries 28 to 30 of Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-19

For the application of II of article L. 228-12, the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall specify the terms and conditions of the buyback, as well as the justifications and me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employer representation at professional branch level

Article R2152-8

…at this level or of a statutory territorial structure of this organisation are taken into account. II - Companies falling within the scope of this professional branch and belonging to one or more pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-33

If the judge is considering ordering the applicant's transfer pursuant to 1° of II of Article 803-8, the judge will ask the prison administration to propose, as soon as possible, one or more establish…

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