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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-23

…state of the art that may be taken into consideration to assess, within the meaning of the articles L. 611-11 and L. 611-14, the patentability of the invention.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-22

…ned unless the holder expressly decides otherwise, in application of the third paragraph of article L. 224-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Governance

Article L224-21

…Where this list includes assets other than units in the company mutual funds mentioned in article L. 214-164, the plan rules provide for the setting up of a supervisory committee made up of represen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions adapting Book V.

Article L935-2

Article L. 511-60 reads as follows: "Art. L. 511-60-A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of the provisions of this sub-section, with the exceptio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2-2

The notice referred to in article L. 141-4 indicates that the contract taken out is a supplementary occupational pension contract covered by this section. An order of the Minister for the Economy sets…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-2

I. - Chapter II, with the exception of article L. 3222-1, and Chapter III of Title II of Book II of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations set out i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-2

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-7, L. 722-12, L. 732-8, L. 743-20, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13, L. 754-2, L. 754-4 and L. 754-5 are not applicable in Guadeloupe.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-22

…articles L. 115-4 and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-27-2

…or in part, commitments expressed in units of account mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 or allocated to the acquisition of rights giving rise to the constitution of a diversificat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-21

…t meeting the conditions for receiving the self-employed workers' allowance provided for in article L. 5424-25 or the conditions for receiving the specific solidarity allowance provided for in article…

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