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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-3

…nment has been imposed, the periods of imprisonment shall be served cumulatively up to a maximum of 22 years or, where applicable, up to the maximum period of imprisonment specially set by the Assize…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training in health, safety and working conditions

Article L2315-18

…anies with at least three hundred employees. Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2315-22-1, the financing of the training provided for in the first paragraph of this article is paid for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-1

…nts médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales mentioned in article L. 1142-22. A Steering Committee, composed in particular of representatives of the associations concerned, i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-17

…ce imposed on its subscriber by letter delivered against signature.In application of Article L. 331-22, the person whose activity is to offer access to online public communication services shall infor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-39

…f the national list of industrial property attorneys under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 422-58-2 to R. 422-62.Publication of changes is made as provided for in Articles 22 et seq of Decree…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 A

…l by the administrative authority, establishments benefiting from the provisions of articles L. 511-22 et L. 511-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code for their transactions with French residents and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue

Article L4425-28

…the public project owners concerned within three months of the publication of the loi n° 2002-92 du 22 janvier 2002 relative à la Corse.The conditions under which this programme is implemented will be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-14

The free shares allocated to employees under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3 and L. 22-10-59 of the French Commercial Code, without prejudice to the specific provisions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Replacement.

Article LO6322-2

…renewed, within a period of one month, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article LO 6322-6, and without the provisions of Article LO 6321-22 find application to the meeting of the territ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section One: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures

Article R1342-1

…al products covered by Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products.

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