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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L764-6

…f 22 June 2017 L. 425-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 425-3 and L. 425-4 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 425-5 and L. 425-6 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 425-7 and L. 425-8 Order n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-29

…civil actions provided for in this chapter, with the exception of that provided for in Article L. 623-23-1, shall be barred after five years from the date on which the holder of a right knew or shoul…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L623-29

…for losses not falling within the scope defined by the judge's decision referred to in article L. 623-4 or an agreement approved pursuant to article L. 623-23.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-5

…r of the pharmaceutical record may object to the health professional referred to in article L. 1111-23 consulting or adding to his/her pharmaceutical record at the time of treatment. The healthcare pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Precautionary measures

Article R321-48

…y means, of the measures taken pursuant to the first and second paragraphs of III of Article L. 321-23-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Retraining for work

Article R5213-25

…notice to adopt, within a specified period, one or other of the measures set out in article R. 5213-23 or to supplement the measures taken.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

1. Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Excise set the opening and closing hours of customs offices. 2. However, customs offices may not be open for less than eight hours from 1st Apri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Non-seizability of the principal residence

Article L526-4

When applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register, the Special Register of Commercial Agents, the Special Register of Sole Proprietorships with Limited Liability or the National Regis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-16

Any gaps in representation between women and men as referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are published annually, no later than 1st March of the current year, in respect of the previous year, in a visible…

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