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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-28

…n de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the Chairman may, on his own initiative or at the request of the parties, combine t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804 A

…of a settlement or conviction that became final after the entry into force of the loi n° 77-1453 du 29 décembre 1977 modifiée accordant des garanties de procédure aux contribuables en matière fiscale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article R814-38

The provisions of articles R. 814-29 to R. 814-41 also apply to judicial representatives authorised to continue one or more cases in progress after their withdrawal from the professional list, under t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-33

…Labour and Employment or the authority that replaces him pursuant to Articles R. 8111-8 and R. 4462-29 receives assistance from the Ministry of Defence's weapons inspector for powders and explosives.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-21

Apart from the cases provided for by article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to sociétés civiles professionnelles and by article R. 6223-22 imposing special majority conditions, deci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article L424-1

…fined in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-30

…a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no. 2013-269 of 29 March 2013 on combating late payment in public procurement contracts, this new period may not be…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-24

…a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no. 2013-269 of 29 March 2013 on combating late payment in public procurement contracts, this new period may not be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-11

…y the parties of an application relating to the exercise of parental authority, pursuant to Article 29(3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recogniti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-3

…or of such a medicinal product is required, within one year of the promulgation of Act 2011-2012 of 29 December 2011 on reinforcing the safety of medicinal products and health products, to make availa…

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