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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L717-4

…sdiction to hear the actions and claims provided for in Article 124 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017, including where such actions involve both a trade mark matter and a related design or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Prudential regime applicable to companies covered by the "Solvency II" regime

Article R350-1

…y determine, after consultation with the Consultative Commission referred to in I of Article L. 612-14 of the Monetary and Financial Code, standard files for the applications provided for in this Titl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Professional prevention account

Article R4163-1

…or any other delegated body under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 4163-14; 2° The managing body at local level is the fund referred to in Articles L. 215-1 or L. 752-4 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension in an emergency

Article R4113-113

When the doctor, dental surgeon or midwife suspended pursuant to article L. 4113-14 works in one or more health establishments, the administrative authority which pronounced the suspension shall immed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-20

…places where the trial was conducted; 3° The information mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 5121-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-97

…in Article L. 5121-13 and the traditional herbal medicinal products referred to in Article L. 5121-14-1 on the basis of an application accompanied by a dossier submitted and examined under the condit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-6-1

I.- Statutory auditors registered on the list referred to in I of Article L. 822-1 are subject to a contribution based on the total amount of fees they invoiced during the previous calendar year to th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Parentage and subsidies

Article 1157-3

Before obtaining consent, the notary shall inform the members of the couple or the unmarried woman who are about to express it:the impossibility of establishing a parent-child relationship between the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-8

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty:1° (Repealed)2° (Repealed)3° Failure by a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product or product subject to the marketing au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-30

…son, shall immediately notify the statutory auditor he has appointed in accordance with Article R. 814-29. Within one month of receipt of this notice, the latter shall provide the authorities referred…

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