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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-43

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of walking sticks and crutches shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed below, for a minimum period of five years from the dat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-48

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of modular and expandable seats shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed as follows, for a minimum period of five years from t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Working hours, rest periods and holidays

Article R1262-4

When the period of secondment in France exceeds one month, the provisions relating to unemployment on public holidays, set out in article L. 3133-3, are applicable to seconded employees.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-41

…by the prefect of the department in which the university hospital centre has its registered office and comprising the director of the training and research unit or the representative of the medical e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-4

…meeting following notification of this status to the bodies mentioned in IV.III. - The professional and social rights and obligations of the spouse result from the status for which he/she has opted.IV…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 and subsections 3, 4 and 5.

Article R5132-44-1

When they are included in lists I or II, substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 are subject to the provisions of articles R. 5132-1 to R. 5132-26.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Determination of death prior to sampling and conditions for taking samples

Article R1232-4

The doctor or doctors who sign the death certificate keep a copy. One copy is given to the director of the health establishment in which the death certificate was drawn up. The original is kept in the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-46

…industrial property attorneys are subject to the provisions relating to the obligations, guarantee and discipline applicable to the profession of industrial property attorney. However, the companies…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-49

…s profession retains, for the duration of his sentence, his status as a partner with all the rights and obligations arising therefrom, with the exception of his entitlement to any remuneration paid by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-41

…sub-section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of the Law n° 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 and whose corporate object is the joint practice of the profession of industrial property attorney.…

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