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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining - Collective labour agreements.

Article L2622-3

A decree sets the number of representatives of employers' professional organisations and employees' trade union organisations provided for in Articles L. 23-111-1 and L. 23-112-1 in Saint-Barthélemy a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-3

…f persons having custody of or driving the vehicle, even if they have not been authorised to do so, and the liability of passengers.This obligation applies to the civil liability that the persons ment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-3

The rights of the members of the grouping may not be represented by negotiable securities.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-3

…awn up in accordance with the conditions laid down by the decision referred to in Article R. 712-26 and specifying in particular:a) The identification of the applicant;b) The representation of the tra…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article D712-30

…e Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks of 14 April 1891, as amended, and its Protocol of 27 June 1989, as amended, the Institute shall send the alert electronically with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-3

The maximum allowances voted by the metropolitan council for the effective exercise of the mandate of metropolitan councillor are determined by applying the maximum rate of 70% to the reference term m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The judge hearing the case.

Article 861-3

…ase shall, where appropriate, organise exchanges between the parties appearing under the conditions and subject to the sanctions provided for in Article 446-2. He may dispense with a party's attendanc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Procedures relating to first names

Article 1055-3

Claims made pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of article 57 and the last paragraph of article 60 of the Civil Code obey the rules of ordinary written procedure applicable before the ju…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-3

…e claimant can no longer take legal action to claim the balance, unless he fails to serve the order and proceeds under the ordinary law.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: THE CONGRESS OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L7324-3

…ss of elected representatives, after having consulted the economic, social, environmental, cultural and education council on them.The deliberations adopted by the assembly of the territorial authority…

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