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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of regional and inter-regional councils and disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4142-4

…nseil national de l'ordre, which sets up a common fund, managed by the Conseil national de l'ordre, and distributes the sums collected among the regional councils of the ordre in proportion to the num…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article R521-4

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 521-4 and given to the claimant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the da…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article R722-4

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 722-4 and given to the claimant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the da…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-4

…he first three paragraphs of article L. 4163-2 are applicable to the persons mentioned in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 5323-4. The provisions of the following paragraphs of the same ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-46

The body referred to in article L. 4411-4 and the administrative authorities shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the information in their possession which has been reported to them as fallin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Structures for integration through economic activity.

Article L5132-4

…panies ;2° Entreprises de travail temporaire d'insertion ;3° Intermediary associations;4° Workshops and integration sites.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-42

The mutual insurance companies defined in Article L. 322-26-1 and the companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-4 shall operate under the conditions set out in this Section subject to the specific pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-4

…Following the conversion, pursuant to Article L. 613-48-3, of additional Tier 1 capital instruments and Tier 2 capital instruments. III. - When examining the measures to be taken pursuant to I, the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-56-4

…kes effect from the publication of the notice of suspension referred to in III of Article L. 613-58 and ends at midnight on the business day following the day of publication. The collège de résolution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-42

The agreement concluded pursuant to the third paragraph of articles L. 2251-4, L. 3232-4 and in 6° of article L. 4211-1 between the operator or future operator and the local authority concerned sets o…

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