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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure

Article R321-43

The mediator communicates the finding of the second paragraph of article R. 321-40, the recommendation and the action taken on it by the parties, or the report noting the failure of the mediation to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article R341-21

A creditor or credit intermediary who fails to comply with the pre-contractual information formalities prescribed in article R. 313-11 and relating to the advisory service is punishable by the fine la…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article R623-8

This judgment remits the case to the mise en état for further proceedings. It shall indicate the date of the hearing at which, pursuant to article R. 623-10, any claims for compensation that the trade…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-10

Every three years, the ministries referred to in Article R. 142-1 shall carry out an evaluation of VISABIO processing resulting in a report sent to the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des li…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R151-2

For the application of Article R. 142-16 in Guadeloupe, the references to the regional directorates of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment and the regional director are replaced…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-10

The chairman sets the date of meetings of the residence permit commission. Its members are notified of this date and the agenda at least fifteen days in advance by letter to which the documents mentio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: MEASURES FOR MONITORING FOREIGN PERSONS

Article R814-3

The records drawn up pursuant to article R. 814-1 must be kept for a period of six months and handed over, at their request, to the police and gendarmerie units.This transmission may be carried out in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-98

Shareholders exercising their voting rights at the meeting electronically under the conditions of article R. 225-61 may only access the dedicated site after identifying themselves using a code provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R162-3

Using coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France or issued by foreign or international institutions authorised for this purpose as a medium for any form of advertising is punishable in accorda…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-29

The document provided for in article R. 1233-28 is drawn up in duplicate, one of which is given to the employee. Each copy is signed by the employee and the employer prior to the implementation of the…

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