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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-45

The application for authorisation to disclose and freely exploit a variety belonging to one of the species referred to in the above article before the end of the period provided for in article L. 623-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-44

…ertificates, as provided for by article R. 623-39, of the variety description made by the applicant and its breeding process is also suspended.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R2513-4

…action centre is subject to the provisions of decree no. 95-562 of 6 May 1995 relating to municipal and inter-municipal social action centres and the municipal social action centre sections of associa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5223-4

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the administrative authority referred to in II of article L. 5221-2, within their respective areas of competence, may, under…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17-0 (A211-42)

…e Director of the Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques shall draw up the list of voters and eligible persons for each college in accordance with the provisions of this appendix and of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48

…crèches mentioned in 3° of II of article R. 2324-17 contribute to the provision of both occasional and regular childcare for young children, as well as to the development of the skills of the childca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recipient organisation

Article R1221-4

The pre-recruitment declaration must be sent at the earliest eight days before the foreseeable date of recruitment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules.

Article D5232-4

The service provider and the equipment distributor act in all circumstances in the interests of the person who is ill or has an incapacity or disability. They shall respect the dignity and privacy of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Disciplinary safeguards

Article R6153-40

…suspended, the intern benefits from the elements of remuneration provided for in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° of article D. 6153-10-1.The suspension is automatically terminated if the director general…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-43

I. - Lodgers, hoteliers, owners and intermediaries mentioned in Article L. 2333-40 are required to make a declaration to the town hall no later than one month before each collection period. This decla…

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