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Showing 61116120 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-6

…ed in France or of an international registration designating France, in accordance with Articles 39 and 40 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017, constitutes a prior claim enforceable under I o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-6

The grouping referred to in article L. 6122-1 consists of bringing together in one place all or some of the care activities previously authorised on separate sites within the same region or spread acr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Registration.

Article D4644-6

…icle L. 4644-1 is sent to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall contain : 1° Proof tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6222-69

…ice's mobility outside national territory to be covered, pursuant to 3° of II of article L. 6332-14 and the 5th paragraph of article D. 6332-83. The skills operator decides whether or not to cover the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67 ter

…governed by article 31 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, may, for the purposes of providing a judicial police officer with information, provisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-62

…n employee whose dependent child within the meaning of article L. 513-1 of the Social Security Code and who fulfils one of the conditions set out in article L. 512-3 of the same code is suffering from…

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

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 662-1

…ame aware of it on the day of transmission of the document. In other cases, service is home service and the bailiff must notify the interested party of the service, on the first working day, by simple…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work carried out using work equipment

Article R4323-64

Rope access and positioning techniques may not be used to create a workstation. However, where it is technically impossible to use equipment for the collective protection of workers, or where the risk…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Compensation for breach of business confidentiality

Article L152-6

…he negative economic consequences of the infringement of business secrecy, including loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured party, including loss of opportunity; 2° Non-material damage caused…

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