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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

…3262-16, R. 3262-17, R. 3262-20 to R. 3262-25, R. 3262-33 to R. 3262-35 and R. 3262-37 to R. 3262-39 , as well as to obstruction of the supervisory role assigned to the commission provided for in ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

…BLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 512-2 to L. 512-17, L. 512-22 to L. 512-33, L. 512-39 to L. 512-50 and L. 531-1 to L. 531-5 Resulting from the ordonnance no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article D541-8

…e Conseil de Discipline de la Gestion Financière ; b) The sanctions provided for in Articles L. 612-39 (3) to (7) and L. 612-41.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning companies not subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-56

…nse is made after the deadline for sending the letters of dismissal provided for in article L. 1233-39, the deadline is postponed until the date on which the response is sent to the administrative aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-2

…9 inhabitants29From 10 000 to 19 999 inhabitants33From 20 000 to 29 999 inhabitants35From 30 000 to 39 999 inhabitants39From 40,000 to 49,999 inhabitants4350,000 to 59,999 inhabitants45From 60,000 to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-38

…f the wanted person is still in custody, he or she shall, unless the first paragraph of Article 695-39, released automatically.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-19

…hich the justification is provided; however, it shall not prevent the application of Article R. 612-39. Proceedings for the grant of the patent shall be resumed as soon as the court's decision has bec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-53

…til the patent application has been made public under the conditions provided for in article R. 612-39.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 7 : Applications for plant variety certificates relating to national defence

Article R623-44

…g to the Register of applications for plant variety certificates, 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Disposal of anatomical parts.

Article R1335-11

…n provided for in article L. 2223-41 of this Code. The provisions of articles R. 2213-34 to R. 2213-39 of the General Local Authorities Code do not apply to them. Cremation takes place outside the cre…

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