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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-7

Second-hand personal protective equipment, regardless of when it was put into service when new, is subject to the technical design and manufacturing rules set out in Annex II at the end of this Title.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-7

Any association or group with legal personality representing manufacturers, producers, service providers or traders, as well as any legal person governed by public law, may apply for registration of a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title Ia: Remuneration of journalists and other authors in respect of copyright and related rights of press agencies and press publishers

Article R312-7

…e or any other means capable of establishing the date of presentation.The request includes:the name and contact details of the requesting party;the subject of the request, which must be reasoned and,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article R412-7

Pursuant to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, the labelling pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-7

…of the action before the Competition Authority as well as the limitation period of the civil action and the action for compensation brought before an administrative court on the basis of Article L. 48…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-64

When the sentenced person is on French territory and the competent authority of the sentencing State requests that, pending the decision on the recognition and enforcement of the sentencing decision,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-7

…are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in article 131-35 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2322-7

…proval are no longer met or if the provisions of this chapter are disregarded. The person concerned and the operator shall be notified of the withdrawal of approval.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Auditing by the statutory auditors

Article L326-7

Collective management organisations are required to appoint one or more statutory auditors.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Third category operations.

Article R4532-76

The provisions of articles R. 4532-56 to R. 4532-62, article R. 4532-63, 2° and 3° of article R. 4532-64 and articles R. 4532-69 to R. 4532-74 are applicable to the simplified special plan.

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