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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-161

A health and safety officer is appointed by the agency director. He/she works in the agency under the conditions laid down by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-160

A health and safety inspector will work in the agency under the conditions set out in decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. The Lab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article R1526-1

…pply in the territories of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2017-888 of 6 May 2017 on the group action and the action for recognition of rights provided for in Ti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-2

…f a compulsory licence or an ex officio licence, mentioned in Articles L. 613-11, L. 613-15, L. 613-17, L. 613-17-1 and L. 613-19, may bring infringement proceedings if, after formal notice, the paten…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L321-36

…form shall continue to be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 3211-17 of the General Code on the Ownership of Public Persons. However, by way of derogation from the pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-2

…ions are without prejudice to other provisions laid down in this Code, in particular article L. 132-17-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…orcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 5 and 15 to 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article R2123-23

…tion of the territorial boundaries of the cantons provided for in application of law n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 relative à l'élection des conseillers départementaux, des conseillers municipaux et des…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-6

…rdance with the provisions of Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-2-3

The provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary protection conferred by a patent and Regulation (EU) No 1260…

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