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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-28

In setting the damages, the court shall take into account separately: 1° The negative economic consequences of the infringement, including the loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured party; 2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-28

The creditors of the sole trader whose claim arose before the transfer of ownership was publicised may lodge an objection to the transfer of the business assets, within a period set by decree. An obje…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-28

The provisions of articles R. 6113-12 to R. 6113-15 relating to certification are applicable to cosmetic surgery facilities in application of article L. 6322-1. The General Director of the Regional He…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

The High Council may, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 821-12-3 and L. 824-15, conclude cooperation agreements with authorities of non-EU Member States exercising competences similar to its…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-28

…luded. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the employee is then required to observe a period of notice calculated on the basis of one day per week, taking into account : 1° The total duration of the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-28

…the light of the document provided by the support unit to the employer and the employee, in accordance with the second paragraph of article R. 1233-27, the employer shall specify in a document : 1° Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Trial of offences

Article D45-28

…re the Public Prosecutor decides, of his own motion or at the request of the accused, to use the procedure of appearance on prior recognition of guilt on appeal pursuant to the last paragraph of Artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394

…National roads, departmental roads, communal roads, including public squares used for fairs and markets, as well as the roads of land associations for agricultural and forestry land development, river…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Additional capital requirement

Article R352-26

…s arising from the shortcomings which justified the decision of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to impose it. The additional capital requirement referred to in 4° of I of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5221-28

As part of the EC declaration of conformity procedure, production quality assurance, the manufacturer must submit to an authorized body for verification the manufacturing quality system which he has s…

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