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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil penalties

Article R761-1

The formalities of articles R. 721-2, R. 742-12 and R. 742-16 are time-barred on pain of inadmissibility of the claim.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R4135-19

The provisions of articles R. 4135-16 to R. 4135-18 are applicable to contractual employees of the State, local authorities and their public establishments.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-3

…The references to the Prefect are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caledonia", t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-2

…ncluding a contract that does not contain the information specified in 1° and 3° of Article L. 1251-16 or that contains such information in a deliberately inaccurate manner, or without sending the emp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

…initial application; 4° Which relates to an invention that is not patentable under articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19 ; 5° Whose subject matter cannot be considered an invention within the meaning of 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-9-1

…al Code; d) When they carry out operations falling within the classes mentioned in 1, 2, 17, 18 and 16a of Article R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code, at least half of their contributions are paid by their p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

…tualité Française;15° Four representatives of legal entities managing institutions for the disabled;16° Four representatives of legal entities managing institutions for the elderly;17° One representat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-56

…ng controlled exclusively or jointly by the management company within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, any undertaking controlling the management company exclusively or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial training

Article D722-29

The period provided for in Article L. 722-17 is set at twenty months from the first day of the month following the election of the commercial court judge.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting

Article A713-13

The summary statement of the envelopes received at the prefecture referred to in I of Article R. 713-17 is made available to each member of the election organisation committee.

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