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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article R332-3

The period provided for in Article L. 332-3 and given to the claimant to take civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty working days or thir…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-4

…s been entrusted and to the family and to monitor the child's development. In the case mentioned in 3° of article 375-3, the judge may, by way of exception and on the written application of the public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-3

…y assisting the persons mentioned in 1°, with a view to circumventing the provisions of this title; 3° Any doctor or midwife who performs the aforementioned acts during the period of a temporary ban i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-3

I.-A fine of up to €50,000 shall be imposed if an economic operator within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-3

As soon as the Public Prosecutor's Office decides to proceed with the enforcement of the criminal order, the chief clerk of the court shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered lette…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1524-3

The provisions of articles L. 1421-1, L. 1421-2, L. 1421-3 and L. 1425-1 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptation: for the application of ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-3

The registration of a trademark shall be declared invalid by court decision or by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, pursuant to Article L. 411-4, if th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Specific elements of the private project management assignment

Article R2431-35

…of industrial products;2° To enable the project owner to assess the operating and maintenance costs;3° To specify the period of performance of the public contracts concerned.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication of the registration

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-10

…ice for publication.The notice shall contain:1° The references and date of registration;2° The name;3° The address of the registered office or domiciliation;4° The extract from the articles of associa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-32

The declaration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-17 and the documents communicated pursuant to II of Article L. 561-25 shall be sent within a maximum of eight clear days of receip…

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