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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…TITLE I.-OF THE COMMERCIAL DEEDTITLE II.-TRADERS' TITLEChapter I.-Definition and statusArticles R. 121-1 to R. 121-5Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArtic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

…subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L421-8

The conditions for application of articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree specifies in particular the conditions for issuing the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-20

Articles R. 643-21 and R. 643-22 are applicable when the court pronounces the closure of the professional recovery procedure without liquidation. The judicial representative or the person chosen on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-16

…23 are granted in accordance with the procedures set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 3132-21. The opinions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 3132-21 are given within one month.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article L612-3

…diation of consumer disputes is subject to the obligation of confidentiality set out in the Article 21-3 of Law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 on the organisation of the courts and civil, criminal and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 January 2018 and 29 June 2019;d) No later than 14 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, for financial years en…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transitional provisions

Article R718-7

Collective certification marks registered before the entry into force of decree no. 2019-1316 of 9 December 2019 remain governed by the provisions of articles R. 715-1 and R. 715-2 in their wording pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D811-1-2

…licable Provisions As amended by D. 712-29 Decree no. 2015-671 of 15 June 2015 D. 712-30 Decree no. 2019-1316 of 9 December 2019

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-9

…ns for prescribing self-vaccines and their use set out in point 5 of Article 106 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018;3° Failure to declare changes to the constituent elements of the declarat…

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