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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-2

…e person concerned receives his full salary as provided for in article R. 6152-416 for three months and then half salary for the following nine months; 3° Long-term sick leave when the person concerne…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article R2241-4

…eal estate, real property rights or businesses made under the rules of common law by municipalities and their public establishments gives rise to reinvestment in real estate, the public accountants re…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-4

…a guarantee mark, it is also verified that the mark cannot be refused pursuant to Articles L. 715-4 and L. 715-9.The four-month period within which notifications of irregularity must be issued, in acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

Failure to comply with the first and third paragraphs of article L. 3262-2, article L. 3262-3 and the second paragraph of article L. 3262-5 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. The same applies to in…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Formalities

Article R532-4

…t; as applicable. This declaration contains: 1° A description of the creditor and the debtor; 2° An indication of the authorisation or title by virtue of which the sec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Preventing the unlawful downloading and making available of works and subject-matter protected by copyright or related rights

Article L336-4

…ntion of the user in an easily accessible manner, in accordance with article L. 331-10 of this code and to article L. 111-1 of the Consumer Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-4

This chapter does not apply to the economic operator manufacturing for his own use or putting into service one of the items of equipment mentioned in this chapter for his own use.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment and terms of office of heads of department, heads of internal structure and heads of functional unit

Article R6146-4

In hospital centres and university hospital centres, the heads of department and the heads of internal structures or functional units of clinical or medico-technical activity clusters are appointed, a…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-4

The rapporteur general shall be informed of any fact likely to justify the initiation of sanction proceedings by: 1° The first president of the Cour des Comptes or the president of a regional audit ch…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-42

…ity of the members present. However, when it adopts the territorial sports project or its revision, and when it is consulted in application of article L. 112-14 on the draft territorial agreement for…

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