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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23

…ime limits laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, any patent granted pursuant to Article L. 612-17 may be opposed by any person, with the exception of its proprietor, to the Director General of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article R742-15

…mmons to attend for a ruling to be made in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 742-17.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L355-1

…procedures for its approval and the deadlines for its transmission to the Authority until 1 January 2020.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Conversion into a grant of part of the advances granted to finance the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas

Article 916-24

In order to support the small exhibition sector, which has been particularly affected by the covid-19 epidemic and its economic and financial consequences, the part of the advances granted to operator…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-25-1

…the eligibility conditions laid down: 1° By article 31 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020 for the agents mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 1233-5 of this code; 2° Par l'article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-6

…tes provided for in 5 (c and d), 6 and 7 of Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Specific procedures

Article R285

…e R. 50-28 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 50-28.-The two-month period provided for in Article R. 50-17 is increased by one month for persons who do not live in the collectivity or New Caledonia where…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary work

Article R1262-18

…federation may be regarded as equivalent to the financial guarantee provided for in article R. 1262-17 if they provide the same protection for the employees concerned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-24

…r for Justice shall monitor compliance with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-6 to L. 1441-17 relating to individual candidacies.This control also applies to the person mentioned in article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-5

…esting to compliance with the conditions applicable to them pursuant to I and II of Article L. 3332-17-1 and Articles R. 3332-21-1 and R. 3332-21-2.

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