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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2

…rs of prior rights, in particular: 1° The proprietor of an earlier trade mark referred to in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 711-3; >The beneficiary of an earlier trade mark referred to in 1° and 2° of I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…le to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3; 3° Les articles L. 5211-28 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-2

…e care and multi-purpose paediatric intensive care, and speciality intensive care where applicable; 2° Intensive care and multi-purpose paediatric intensive care, and speciality intensive care where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to paediatric surgery

Article R6123-206

The paediatric surgical care activity referred to in 2° of the I of article R. 6123-202, consists of the surgical care, defined in the first paragraph of article R. 6123-201, of children under the age…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-2

…ned in the declaration, as provided for in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 513-10-2 ; 2° For the person responsible for an establishment manufacturing, packaging or importing tattoo prod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Entertainment, advertising and fashion professions

Article R7523-2

…er du décret n° 98-1162 du 16 décembre 1998 et article R. 243-13 du code de la sécurité sociale " ; 2° c of 2° does not apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-2

…hat may be recorded in the automated processing are as follows: 1° Surname, first names and title ; 2° Their professional or personal e-mail address; 3° His/her fixed or mobile, professional or person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Aggravated risks

Article D1141-2

…deadlines within which applicants for insurance are not required to declare their medical history ; 2° The conditions and deadlines within which applicants for insurance may not have their rates incre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Lifting and moving workers

Article R4324-29

…he risk of the user falling from the enclosure, where this exists, by means of appropriate devices; 2° Prevent the risk of the user falling from the enclosure, where this exists; 3° Prevent the risk o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-1-2

…Title I of Book II of Part Three of this Code or Article 706-135 of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° To persons detained in prisons and, if necessary, in hospitals; 3° To persons held in socio-medic…

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