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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article D744-2

…of IIn° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 211-9-1 to D. 211-9-3n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-9-4No. 2020-1742 of 29 December 2020D. 211-9-5 and D. 211-9-6n° 2017-973 of 9 May 2017D. 211-10 to D. 211-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-21

…5 is implemented, any sums due to holders of dormant accounts, within the meaning of article L. 312-19, are deposited by the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution at the Caisse des dépôts et c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-25-1

…on or execution of one of the funeral services provided for by 2°, 3°, 6° and 8° of article L. 2223-19 must hold a national diploma, without prejudice to the provisions of l'article L. 2223-45.A decre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-34

…to employee trade union organisations. The rates mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 2261-19 and in article L. 2232-6 are assessed at the level of the branch resulting from the merger or gro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation and swearing-in of agents

Article R331-2

…ent has the required skills and guarantees with regard to the missions mentioned in articles L. 331-19 to L. 331-22, L. 331-25 and L. 331-27 of this code and L. 333-10 and L. 333-11 of the sports code…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-2

…006. The procedure applicable is that set out in Articles R. 613-11, R. 613-12, R. 613-15 et R. 613-19 to R. 613-25. Orders granting or terminating the compulsory operating licence are notified to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination between judicial and administrative proceedings

Article R716-13

…er subject to appeal. Without prejudice to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article R. 411-19, an application for invalidity or revocation of a mark filed with a court in disregard of I of Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-1

…allowance) or people who have benefited from a contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1; 4° Repealed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-4

…yee recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 with an employer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L920-1

…e IV and Chapter II of Title V; 2° In Book IV, Article L. 490-9; 3° In Book VI, the articles L. 622-19 and L. 625-9 ; 4° In Book VII, Article L. 712-2, the provisions relating to regional chambers of…

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