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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of poisoning

Article L1340-4

Healthcare professionals report cases of human intoxication caused by any substance, mixture or article of which they are aware to the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-4

…the rights attached to the patent. However, between the date referred to in the preceding paragraph and that of the publication of the grant of the patent: 1° The patent is enforceable only to the ext…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing

Article L622-4

The Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property registers the filing after examining its formal regularity. Publication is made under conditions laid down by decree in the Council of Sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-4

Permissions de voirie are issued by the representative of the State in the département, after the mayor has given his opinion in cases where he is not responsible for issuing them himself.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-49

…proceedings concerning a minor who is the victim of one of the offences mentioned in Article 706-47 and provide him/her with all relevant documents, where educational assistance proceedings have been…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-48

…ticle 706-47 may be the subject of a medical-psychological assessment designed to assess the nature and extent of the harm suffered and to establish whether this makes appropriate treatment or care ne…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R613-43

The notifications and communications to the owner of the patent or patent application provided for by the provisions of articles R. 613-10 to R. 613-42 shall be validly made at the address indicated i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-4

…signated in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 615-17. They shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the ordinary law procedure, subject to the provisions of articles R. 6…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-4

A national ombudsman is appointed within the public institution to investigate individual complaints from users, without prejudice to existing means of appeal. The national mediator is the corresponde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Facilities for top-level athletes

Article L6222-40

…p-level athletes: 1° Articles L. 6222-7 to L. 6222-10, relating to the duration of the contract; 2° And the second paragraph of article L. 6222-24, relating to the duration of working hours in the com…

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