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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-7

The employer temporarily posting employees on national territory, or his representative referred to in II of Article L. 1262-2-1, shall present to the Labour Inspectorate, at the place where the servi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article R714-3

The indications mentioned in 1° of Article R. 714-2 shall be recorded at the initiative of the National Institute of Industrial Property or, in the case of a court decision, at the request of the Regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L917-4

For the application of article L. 712-2, the words: "of the network by means of taxes of all kinds allocated to the regional chambers of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words: "of the chamb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2122-53

The service provider acting on behalf of the Minister for Labour mentioned in 2° of Article R. 2122-14 shall set up a processing centre located on French territory for the postal voting and remote ele…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-3

It is prohibited to import from a country outside the European Union, to export from the European Union, to distribute or to use consumer goods, foodstuffs, construction products or animal feed that d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-43

Agents who coordinate the various ceremonies that take place from committal to burial or cremation of a deceased person must prove that they hold the diploma mentioned in article D. 2223-55-2, issued…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers

Article R5412-1

The regional director of Pôle emploi removes people from the list of jobseekers in the cases provided for in articles L. 5412-1 and L. 5412-2, with the exception of beneficiaries of the youth commitme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 2: Declarations for the purpose of secondary registration outside the jurisdiction of the principal place of business.

Article R123-42

…s surname, usual name, pseudonym and first names, as well as the information provided for in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237.The application shall state, where applicable, that the person concerned ha…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-13

…itharticle L. 211-12, unless: 1° The organiser or retailer has reserved this right in the contract; 2° The alteration is minor; and 3° The organiser or retailer informs the traveller in a clear, compr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-6

…s who have been registered on one of these lists for at least one year during the last three years; 2° Professional athletes who are licence holders of approved sports leagues or who have been profess…

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