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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-15

…ister in charge of culture and the Minister in charge of the disabled.It has the following missions:1° To examine and issue an opinion on the applications submitted by the legal entities and establish…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 207-1

…xamining Magistrate's Chamber, seised pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 175-1, shall decide, within eight days of the transmission of the file, by an order that is not subj…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-129

…er to the Board of Directors or the Management Board under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-129-2. The capital increase must, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-129-2 and L. 225-138,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-12

…n patent shall be declared invalid by a court decision on any of the grounds referred to in Article 138(1) of the Munich Convention.If the grounds for invalidity affect the patent only in part, invali…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 1075-2

…isposing person may, in the form of a shared gift and under the conditions provided for in Articles 1075 and 1075-1, distribution and sharing between the donee or donees referred to in the said articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-113

…ess than three hundred employees, the employer may refuse the leave or the change to part-time work:1° If, after consulting the Social and Economic Committee, the employer considers that the leave or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R313-12

…mation on the borrower, on his personal and financial situation and on his preferences and objectives. This recommendation is based on up-to-date information and on reasonable assumptions as to the ri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article D351-1

…t applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article D. 351-2, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Communes of French Polynesia.

Article D2573-1

For the application of the provisions of Part Two to the communes of French Polynesia:1° The references to the prefect and the representative of the State in the department or collectivity, as well as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-197

I.-The holder of the home hospital care authorisation has a multidisciplinary team comprising : 1° At least one doctor; 2° At least one State-qualified or registered nurse; 3° At least one social serv…

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