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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R1511-4

…ions laid down in Article L. 1511-3, is set by the departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance or by an expert.In cases where its opinion is required pursuant to articles L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Third-party donor consent prior to donation

Article R2143-4

…mbryos, as defined in article L. 2143-1 and in 1° of article R. 2143-1, consent, for each donation, to the communication of their identity and their non-identifying data mentioned in article L. 2143-3…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4

Infringement of the trademark owner's rights constitutes an infringement giving rise to civil liability on the part of the perpetrator. Infringement of the rights attached to the trademark constitutes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-3

Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 613-31-5 and L. 613-31-6 : 1° Reorganisation and winding-up measures decided by the competent authorities of a Member State other than France in respect of a c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Publicity for regeneration projects

Article R752-44-14

…development falls under article L. 752-1-1, the project owner must publish a notice of the opening to the public in two regional or local newspapers circulated in the département, at least one month…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to shooting licences issued by delegated federations

Article R131-47

…legated by the Minister for Sport under article L. 131-14 from persons registered in the national automated nominative file of persons banned from acquiring and possessing weapons mentioned inarticle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing obligations of employers with at least eleven employees

Article L6331-4

The contribution referred to in Article L. 6331-3 is dedicated to financing :1° Work-linked training ;2° Professional development advice for employees in the private sector;3° Skills development for e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formulation of technical specifications

Article R2311-4

The provisions of articles R. 2111-7 and R. 2111-8 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-42

The mandate of a permanent representative appointed by a legal entity appointed to the Supervisory Board is given for the duration of the latter's term of office. If the legal entity revokes the manda…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-47

…nding the board meeting and which mentions the names of the members of the supervisory board deemed to be present within the meaning of the third paragraph of Article L. 225-82.The attendance register…

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