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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-4

For posthumous works, the duration of the exclusive right is that set out in article L. 123-1. For posthumous works disclosed after the expiry of this period, the term of the exclusive right is twenty…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

…on of the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, opened for signature in Vienna and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R424-4

…or similar materials mentioned in article R. 424-1, minus the reagents incorporated for production and treatment. The amount of the tax is set at €0.50 per tonne of dry matter produced. The maximum a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment

Article R6341-44

…to be reimbursed to the employer who maintains the salary of employees on approved training courses and the social security contributions relating to this fraction are settled, pursuant to 1° of artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3511-4

The articles L. 3334-16, L. 3334-16-1, L. 3334-16-2 and L. 3443-2 are not applicable to Mayotte.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of cosmetic products

Article R5131-4

I. - The container and packaging of cosmetic products made available on the market shall bear the information referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the Euro…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-4

If, during the performance of the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11, he shall inform the purchaser of this change in sit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training Committee

Article L2315-49

…ovided for in article L. 2315-45, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the social and economic committee shall set up a training committee. This committee is responsible for: 1° Prep…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Exercising the right of recourse

Article R40-4

…he registry, which shall mention the date on each copy, one of which shall be returned immediately, and which shall send one copy to the persons listed in 1° to 3° other than the person lodging the ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The exchange of information between the competent authorities of different Member States pursuant to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019

Article R49-42

The public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the officers or agents of the judicial police mentioned in articles 60-1,77-1-1 and 99-3 keep registers enabling the traceability of requests receive…

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