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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ig : Miscellaneous provisions

Article R321-48

Challenges addressed to copyright and related rights management organisations pursuant to Article L. 328-1 shall be submitted in writing and may be made by electronic means.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-4

A party may challenge before the protection litigation judge, within a time limit set by decree, the personal recovery without judicial liquidation imposed by the commission.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-4

…d of calculation, which may be flat-rate, of the income tax reduction provided for in article L. 3324-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Relations between the Assembly and the Executive Council of Martinique

Article L7225-4

…s adopted by the President of the Executive Council under the conditions laid down in article L. 7224-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article R1453-4

The parties may refer to any submissions they have made in writing. If the parties are not required to submit their observations and arguments in writing, these are noted in the case file or recorded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-40

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article D594-4

Assistance by a foreign language or sign language interpreter may, where appropriate, be provided by means of telecommunication, in accordance with the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of Artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article D3665-4

No expenditure made on behalf of the Metropole of Lyon may be paid unless it has first been mandated by the President of the Council of the Metropole from a duly opened appropriation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-42

…mination certificate may be the subject of a complaint under the conditions laid down in article R. 4313-35.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5112-4

The French pharmacopoeia is supplemented by a national formulary. The provisions of this national formulary may be made compulsory under the conditions set out in article R. 5112-2.

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