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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-4

…722-1 or an application for a geographical indication subject to the approval of its specifications and subsequent registration; 6° The name, image or reputation of a local authority or a public estab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-4

…sed of: 1° Electors in their personal capacity: a) Traders registered in New Caledonia in the Trade and Companies Register, subject, in the case of general partners and general partners, to the provis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Protected designation of origin, protected geographical indication, traditional speciality guaranteed

Article L432-4

…has not been the subject of the approval provided for respectively in articles L. 641-10, L. 641-11 and L. 641-12 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code;3° Fraudulently using or attempting to u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-4

The Board of Directors deliberates in particular on: 1° The initial budget and any amendments to it, loans, the financial account and the allocation of the year's income; 3° The creation, sale or abol…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-4

The rules relating to the approval or classification of certain facilities and organisations by the Assembly of Corsica are set out in II of article L. 4424-32 of the General Local Authorities Code, r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of cosmetic products

Article R5131-4

I. - The container and packaging of cosmetic products made available on the market shall bear the information referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the Euro…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition.

Article L5211-43

…nts of the deliberative bodies of these establishments;3° 5% by representatives of mixed syndicates and syndicates of communes, elected by proportional representation to the highest average by the col…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-4

…es for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of having taken part in the offences and breaches mentioned in I of Article L. 450-3-3 or the name of any other person for whom access to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: The safety study

Article R4462-4

…made in the vicinity of a fixed pyrotechnic installation that may have an effect on the prevention and protection measures adopted in this installation, is subject to a safety analysis drawn up by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body referred to in Article R. 1245-1, for therapeutic purposes

Article R1245-4

…body mentioned in article R. 1245-1, shall not disclose any information that would enable the donor and recipient to be identified. They shall ensure compliance with the provisions of article R. 1245-…

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