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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article D8121-1

…that the tasks and guarantees of labour inspection are carried out, as defined in particular by ILO Conventions 81 and 129 on labour inspection and by this Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-43

…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 in the patent application or at the last address t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-15

…provisions of Articles L. 145-4, L. 145-37 to L. 145-41, from the first paragraph of Article L. 145-42 and the articles L. 145-47 à L. 145-54.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-12

Failure to comply with Articles 37, 42, 43 and 93 of European Parliament Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products regarding the communication of informatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures to boost film production

Article 916-8

Notwithstanding article 212-42, for aid applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021, production companies eligible to apply for programme aid may submit up to six projects simultane…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance

Article R5134-43

…5134-19-4, the département increases the rates of aid to the employer mentioned in article R. 5134-42, the cost of this increase is borne by the département. This contribution from the département is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of protection

Article L511-11

Subject to the provisions of international conventions to which France is a party, a foreigner who is neither established nor domiciled in the territory of a Member State of the European Community or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article 562

…and send a copy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs or to any authority determined by international conventions. The provisions of the previous paragraph shall apply to legal entities that have their…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L612-5

…public mediator is competent to mediate a consumer dispute, that dispute may not give rise to other conventional mediation procedures, within the meaning of this Title, subject to the existence of an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Professional ethics of labour inspection staff

Article L8124-1

…ives and guarantees granted to them for the performance of their duties as defined in particular by Conventions No. 81 and No. 129 of the International Labour Organisation on labour inspection and in…

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