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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Special regulatory measures for certain industries

Article R511-3

…it of the drawing and no more than 20 millimetres apart; the dimensions of the paper to be used are 21 x 29.7 or 42 x 29.7. On this reproduction shall be mentioned all indications likely to specify th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of organs, tissues or cells for therapeutic purposes

Article R1522-4

…d Futuna, with the exception of Articles R. 1242-14, R. 1245-9 to R. 1245-12, R. 1245-18 to R. 1245-21 and subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.Article R. 1241-2 is applicable to th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-3

…nuous period of twelve months is subject to the administrative sanctions set out in articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12.For the purposes of this article, any breaches of the whereabouts obligations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-2

…e credit institution, investment firm or financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21, or which hold an equity interest in such an institution or undertaking are required to comply, o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-1

…xception of Articles L. 172-5, L. 172-11, L. 172-17, L. 172-26, L. 173-7, L. 173-13 (4°) and L. 173-21 (2°).

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Method for setting tariffs

Article R444-5

…the data communicated by the national professional bodies pursuant to articles R. 444-18 to R. 444-21.They ensure a level playing field for all the services provided, with a view to promoting access…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Establishment and operation of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-12

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-21, the database is made available to the persons mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 2312-36 on a computer medium for under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of individual monitoring

Article R4426-7

…al agents will benefit from individual monitoring as provided for in articles R. 4624-10 to R. 4624-21 of this code. For workers exposed to group 2 biological agents, the initial information and preve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

…Total delegation hours 11 à 24 1 10 10 25 à 49 2 10 20 50 à 74 4 18 72 75 à 99 5 19 95 100 à 124 6 21 126 125 à 149 7 21 147 150 à 174 8 21 168 175 à 199 9 21 189 200 à 249 10 22 220 250 à 299 11 22…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article D426-12

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 426-21 is issued to an association or foundation that has been in existence for at least three years and holds the authorisation provided for in article 15…

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