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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Difficulties in formation and operation.

Article L1423-10-1

In the event of an interruption in the operation of the industrial tribunal or serious difficulties making it impossible to operate under normal conditions, the first president of the court of appeal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Article L1244-1-1

Gynaecologists regularly inform their patients about egg donation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1-1

Publicity for meetings of the expert commissions, boards and collegiate bodies mentioned in I of article L. 1451-1 and which are consulted as part of administrative decision-making procedures is organ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-15-1

Where a breeder cannot obtain or exploit a plant variety right without infringing an earlier patent, he may request the grant of a licence under that patent insofar as such licence is necessary for th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-19-1

If the subject matter of the patent is an invention in the field of semiconductor technology, a compulsory or ex officio licence may only be granted for use for public non-commercial purposes or to re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-17-1

Applications for a compulsory licence under Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-18-1

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-10-1

A branch agreement may include, where appropriate in the form of a standard agreement indicating the various choices left to the employer, specific stipulations for companies with fewer than fifty emp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17-1

Provided they justify this in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in I of article L. 233-16 are exempt from the obligation to draw up and publish consolidated accou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-1

Within Pôle emploi, fraud prevention officers are sworn in and approved under conditions defined by order of the Minister for Employment. In the event of an infringement of the provisions of this code…

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