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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-14

A civil servant or public employee who is the author of an invention shall immediately make a declaration thereof to the authority empowered by the public person to which he reports. The provisions of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-14

The standard of professional practice relating to management declarations, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS Introduction 1. As part of the audit of the acco…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-140

A partner who is subject to a definitive disciplinary measure involving a sanction equal to or greater than three months' disqualification may be forced, by the unanimous vote of the other partners, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article R4221-14

I.-The following are laid down by order of the Minister for Health: 1° The composition of the file submitted in support of the application for authorisation ; 2° The procedures for organising and asse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-141

When the court clerk performs the operations provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 143-11-7 of the French Labour Code, he shall receive the remuneration set for them by the tariff for judic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-14

The data mentioned in article R. 2143-11 are kept by the Agence de la biomédecine for a period of one hundred and twenty years from the date of their registration in the processing. By way of derogati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3323-14

When the Social and Economic Committee is called upon to meet to examine the report relating to the profit-sharing agreement, the issues thus examined are the subject of separate meetings or of a spec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-14

A member of staff may only be appointed as a controller if he/she meets one of the following conditions: 1° Holds a baccalaureate or a diploma or qualification classified at least at level IV; 2° Belo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2352-14

The directors of the participating companies convene the members of the special negotiating body to an initial meeting. The invitation sets the date of the meeting. It is sent by registered letter wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2372-14

The directors of the participating companies convene the members of the special negotiating body to an initial meeting. The invitation sets the date of the meeting. It is sent by registered letter wit…

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