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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority

Article R331-2

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 331-14 is issued individually by the chairman of the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique to public employees of the author…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-21

The judgment adopting or rejecting the plan is notified to the debtor and to the representatives of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and brought to the attention of the public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-22

When the decision rejecting the plan has become final and the provisions of the second or third paragraph of Article L. 622-10 have not been applied, the court shall refer the matter to itself for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-20

…the information relating to the procedure and the implementation of the plan shall, at the initiative of the debtor, be struck from the registers in which they were entered. This removal shall preve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: National Committee for Professional Cooperation

Article D4011-2

…y. It is composed of the following members: 1° The Director General of Healthcare or his representative; 2° The Director of Social Security or his representative; 3° The Director General of Social Coh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-2

…e identity and full postal, telephone and electronic contact details of the applicant organisation; 2° The surnames, first names, dates and places of birth, diplomas or qualifications of all the perso…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article L421-2

No one may be entered on the list provided for in the preceding article if they are not of good character and if they do not meet the prescribed conditions in terms of diplomas and professional practi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-2

Persons entitled to the title of patent attorney on the date of entry into force of the Law No. 90-1052 of 26 November 1990 relating to industrial property are automatically entered on the list provid…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General mission

Article R141-2

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee has exclusive responsibility for constituting, organising and leading the French delegation to the Olympic Games and multi-sport competitions sponsored…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Professional equality plan.

Article L1143-2

If, at the end of the negotiations, no agreement has been reached, the employer may implement the professional equality plan, subject to having first consulted and obtained the opinion of the social a…

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