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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-2

In the absence of a specific provision in his exploitation contract or a collective or professional agreement applicable in his sector of activity and providing for a comparable mechanism, the perform…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer of the employment contract.

Article L1224-3-2

Where an extended branch agreement provides for and organises the continuation of employment contracts in the event of a succession of companies in the performance of a contract, the employees of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-2-3

The protection conferred by a patent relating to a biological material endowed, as a result of the invention, with specific properties extends to any biological material obtained from that biological…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-34-2

To serve on the Board of Directors and its committees, the directors elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and the directors elected by the employees or appointe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-5

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles L. 132-2 and L. 132-3, the legal representative of an adult under guardianship may take out a group insurance policy in the event of death on behalf of the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34-2

I. - Voting by electronic means opens on a Wednesday at 12 noon (Paris time) and closes at the same time on the following Tuesday, or the following Wednesday if the period includes a public holiday.II…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-24-3

The appeal provided for in Article L. 464-8-1 shall be lodged within ten days of notification of the decision of the rapporteur general of the Competition Authority. It shall be brought before the fir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-3

The exercise of a lucrative private activity outside the establishment under the conditions defined by article L. 6152-4 and by article L. 6152-5-1 must not jeopardise the smooth running of the servic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Post-exposure or post-occupational monitoring

Article R4624-28-3

The occupational physician shall draw up an inventory of the worker's exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in Article L. 4161-1.This inventory is drawn up, in particular, on the basis o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-2-3

The application for authorisation referred to in article R. 15-2-2 specifies the nature of the duties entrusted to the reservist and the service or unit within which he will be called upon to perform…

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