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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2

…n, public presentation, public projection and transmission in a public place of the work televised; 2° By television broadcasting. Television broadcasting means the dissemination by any telecommunicat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure by declaration to the administrative authority

Article R223-2

…e name and address of the debtor or, in the case of a legal entity, its name and registered office; 2° The registration number and make of the vehicle seized; 3° A reference to the enforcement order r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-25

…s shall not be admissible where: 1° It is not made at the time of filing of the patent application; 2° The filing date of the earlier application or applications, the benefit of which is requested, is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Checks on return to service

Article R4323-28

Orders issued by the ministers responsible for labour or agriculture determine the work equipment and categories of work equipment for which the employer shall carry out or have carried out a check, u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R4421-2

…ms, cell cultures and human endoparasites capable of causing an infection, allergy or intoxication; 2° Micro-organism: a microbiological entity, whether or not cellular, capable of reproducing or tran…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-27

…the State shall send the electors :1° The dates and times of the opening and closing of the ballot ;2° Voting instructions and materials;3° The list of pairs of candidates drawn up in alphabetical ord…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-3-1

The taxes mentioned in 2° to 6° of a of Article L. 4331-2 are allocated to the Department of Mayotte under the conditions that these provisions provide. III of Article L. 4331-2-1 is applicable to May…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-6

…stablishments carrying out one or more of the public service missions defined in article L. 6112-1; 2° Health centres mentioned in article L. 6323-1; 3° Services or organisations under the authority o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-2

Liability actions brought against a subcontractor due to damage affecting a work or items of equipment of a work mentioned in articles 1792 and 1792-2 are prescribed by ten years from acceptance of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

…s to the mayor of the commune and to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° With the exception of articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are repl…

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