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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-26

…g on the merits until it has been informed of the decision of the Cour de cassation or, as the case may be, of the Constitutional Council.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Challenging opinions and measures issued by the occupational physician

Article R4624-45-2

…lenged, in particular when the latter has intervened under the conditions referred to in article R. 4624-43, the industrial tribunal ruling under the accelerated procedure on the merits may appoint a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-15

The provisions of a branch agreement or a professional or cross-industry agreement that meet the specific conditions determined by sub-section 2 may be made compulsory for all employees and employers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-15

Special membership rules may be defined by agreement between the national overcompensation fund mentioned in Article D. 3141-22 and the employers' organisations representing a professional branch othe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Refusal to pay for a professional transition project

Article R6323-15

…receipt of the notification. It will also inform the employee of the possibility of lodging an appeal.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 E

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to nuclear or fossil-fired electricity generation facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-3

In the annual management report provided for inArticle L. 232-1 of the Commercial Code, insurance undertakings shall indicate the amount of the profit-sharing referred to in Article L. 132-29 and how…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by the trade mark

Article L713-3-4

…titutes the generic term designating the goods or services for which it is registered and the proprietor of the trade mark so requests, the publisher shall indicate without delay and at the latest at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-3-4

Overseas regional councils are consulted on plans to award or renew port and airport concessions concerning these regions.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Record-keeping relating to investments, contracts, claims and reinsurance

Article A343-4-3

Reinsurance treaties, acceptances, cessions and retrocessions are recorded in chronological order under a continuous numbering system. The following information must be recorded on a document that can…

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