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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…provided for by Article R. 811-3 below, the following shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Les dispositions du livre Ier à l'exception des articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) et R. 135-1 à R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-5

…registration is not required when these persons or entities are in one of the following situations: 1° They have, prior to 31 December 2010, issued only debt securities admitted to trading on a regula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing staff representatives

Article R3123-1

The assessment of part-time work provided for in Article L. 3123-15 covers in particular : 1° The number, gender and qualifications of the employees concerned, as well as the part-time working hours a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-4

…272-1 are appointed by the ministers responsible for employment and vocational training as follows: 1° On the proposal of the Régions de France association, for the representatives of the local author…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Cases in which foreign nationals may be placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L752-1

…f their asylum application, foreign nationals whose right to remain has ended pursuant to b or d of 1° of article L. 542-2 and who are subject to a decision imposing an obligation to leave French terr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article L214-20

…the conditions and limits laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the assets of a UCITS include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of Article L. 211-1, referred to as "eli…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal from the lists and prohibition on inclusion on the lists

Article R221-15-1

…on of an athlete on the lists mentioned in article L. 221-2 when one of the conditions mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 221-15 is met.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Lactariums.

Article L2323-1

The collection, preparation, qualification, processing, conservation, distribution and dispensing on medical prescription of the breast milk referred to in 8° of Article L. 5311-1 are carried out by l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-1-5

…nd disabled persons sets out the model for this certificate.II-Any decision taken in application of 1° and 11° of Article L. 5212-13 includes a mention of the rights to which its beneficiary is entitl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R761-1

The regional council shall deliberate on the request for classification or declassification of a market of national interest after having obtained, under the conditions provided for in article R. 761-…

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