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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-4

…ations provided for in I of article 15-4 are issued by the line manager mentioned in article D. 8-3 to which the department or unit to which the officer is assigned or temporarily seconded is answerab…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Regulatory part

Article R600-4

For the application of Article L. 610-1, the seat and jurisdiction of the commercial courts and the judicial courts with jurisdiction in the overseas departments are fixed in accordance with the table…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R4421-4

Biological agents in groups 2, 3 and 4 are considered to be pathogenic biological agents within the meaning of this Title. The list of these agents is established by joint order of the ministers respo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing

Article D3345-4

The filing of one of the agreements or regulations mentioned in article D. 3345-1, their amendments and appendices, is carried out under the conditions provided for in II of article D. 2231-2 and in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Certificate of compliance with good practice and Community database.

Article R5138-4

…e application for the certificate provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 5138-4 is sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by a person authorised to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-4

…144-3, L. 1152-3, L. 1153-4, L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, the court shall order the offending employer to reimburse to the organisations concerned all or part of the unemployment benefits paid to the dis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-4

The first sale of a material copy of a database in the territory of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, by the rightholder or w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-4

Infringement of software and databases may be proven by any means. To this end, any person with standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiff…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-4

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros to infringe the rights of the producer of a database as defined in Article L. 342-1. Where the offence has been committed as p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article L351-4

A foreign national authorised to enter France on asylum grounds is issued with an eight-day regularisation visa without delay. Within this period, the competent administrative authority will, at his r…

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