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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-2

…with the instructions issued by the Minister for the application of the provisions of 1 of Article L. 611-1 and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 233-14 of the Commercial Code, the pu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-24

The spouse of the foreign researcher mentioned in article L. 421-15, as well as the couple's children, are admitted to residence under the same conditions as this foreigner, without the condition prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Withdrawal of assignment to certain works

Article L4733-2

…r under the age of eighteen assigned to one or more of the prohibited tasks provided for in Article L. 4153-8 shall be immediately withdrawn from this assignment when the labour inspection officer ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health and safety at work.

Article L7424-2

…rs who have work carried out in the home falling into one of the categories provided for in Article L. 7424-1 are responsible for applying to home workers and the auxiliaries they employ the individua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

…s for creating and closing the shared medical record provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1111-14, the conditions for implementing the information provided to holders about the opening of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-2

…d from doing so. The holder of a compulsory licence or an ex officio licence, mentioned in Articles L. 613-11, L. 613-15, L. 613-17, L. 613-17-1 and L. 613-19, may bring infringement proceedings if, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article L3332-25

Except in the cases listed in the Conseil d'Etat decree provided for in article L. 3324-10, shares or units acquired on behalf of employees and former employees are delivered to them at the end of a m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-2

…y be declared invalid: 1° A sign which cannot constitute a trade mark within the meaning of Article L. 711-1; 2° A trade mark devoid of distinctive character; 3° A trade mark composed exclusively of e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-25

I.-In addition to the unique identifier referred to in Article L. 3512-23, unit packets of tobacco products manufactured, imported from a non-EU Member State or originating from an EU Member State mus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-2

…reproduced below:"Obtaining human embryos without complying with the conditions set out in Articles L. 2141-5 and L. 2141-6 of the Public Health Code is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a f…

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