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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28

The declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 is accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. The conditions of presentation and the content of the declaration of division are d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-28

The person responsible for a bathing water shall take appropriate, realistic and proportionate measures to ensure that the bathing water is of at least "sufficient" quality, with a view to achieving "…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-28

Failure to comply with paragraph 1 of Article 77 and paragraph 2 of Article 80 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, on the communication of inform…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Conditions for carrying out tax missions

Article 285 undecies

For the performance by the customs and excise administration of its duties relating to taxes recovered in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L3123-28

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 du code pénal, the president of the departmental council or a departmental councillor deputising for him or having received a delegat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives.

Article L4135-28

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the president of the regional council or a regional councillor deputising for him or having received a delegation…

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

Article D45-28

Where 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 Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Checks on return to service

Article R4323-28

Orders issued by the ministers responsible for labour or agriculture determine the work equipment and categories of work equipment for which the employer shall carry out or have carried out a check, u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Emergency care network

Article R6123-28

The network may also include : 1° Medical professionals working in the community, in particular doctors involved in permanent care ; 2° Doctors intervening at the request of the SAMU, including SAMU c…

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