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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-4

…particular: 1° Prohibit free circulation or immobilise the means of transport pending an inspection and the implementation of the necessary health measures; 2° Isolate or disinfect affected baggage, m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-4

…defined in the first paragraph of article L. 3122-1. In such a case, it will act as lead plaintiff and may avail itself of all the remedies available by law. If the events giving rise to the damage h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-40

…shall inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall make this decision public. The terms and conditions for the application of this article are set out in the General Regulations of the Aut…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44

The opposition referred to in Article L. 613-23 shall be filed within a period of nine months following publication in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle of the mention of the grant of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair commercial practices between companies.

Article R442-4

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 442-10 and L. 442-11 are punishable by the fine laid down for fifth-class contraventions. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with the provisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Inspection and discipline

Article R743-4

…on. A copy is sent to the president of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce and to the president of the commercial court when the inspection has been ordered at the request of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-4

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article R761-4

The tariff of fees or contributions of any kind collected by the manager is established either by the board of directors or by the deliberative body acting in its stead. The manager brings this tariff…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article A761-4

Market News Service centres are responsible for collecting, processing and disseminating economic and statistical information relating to prices and volumes of transactions carried out on markets of n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work stoppage.

Article R4731-4

…or referred to in article L. 8112-1 of the measures taken to put an end to the situation of serious and imminent danger, by any means giving a date certain of receipt of this information.

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