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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges.

Article L724-3-2

…ctions.In this case, the disciplinary sanctions applicable are:1° Withdrawal of the honorary office;2° Ineligibility for a maximum period of ten years;3° Permanent ineligibility.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-2-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-2-1

Persons fulfilling the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 4131-2 may be authorised to practise medicine as an assistant to a doctor: 1° In areas characterised by insufficient healthcare pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-1

For the application of the provisions of 1° of Article D. 48-2, the sentence enforcement judge shall indicate to the public prosecutor, in consultation with the director of the prison integration and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-8

…advance, if the duration of the absence is equal to or greater than three consecutive working days; 2° At least fifteen days in advance in other cases. The letter shall specify the date, duration and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-2

Any person having standing to act in the event of infringement of the rights of a database producer may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if neces…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-20

…The status of counterparties is specified in Article 63 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014; b) The recoverability of funds, taking into account the legal form of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

…s made by a taxable person or a non-taxable legal entity, the supply of which is exempt pursuant to 2° to 6° of II of Article 262 or Article 262-00 bis, are not subject to value added tax2° Subject to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-2

…ith another good or service, a trade mark, trade name or other distinguishing sign of a competitor; 2° Where it is based on false or misleading claims, indications or presentations relating to one or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

…te in electronic exchanges, including with persons likely to be the perpetrators of these offences; 2° By this means, extract or store data on persons likely to be the perpetrators of these offences a…

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