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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary system

Article R422-65

…e of Industrial Property may require that referrals, complaints or opinions be transmitted electronically where this is likely to facilitate their examination.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-6

The resumption of proceedings after a stay shall take place upon notice given to the parties by the Registrar by any means.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-6

…er of generic groups by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. For the purposes of applying these provisions, the Ministers respon…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-6

…L. 2121-11, L. 2121-12, L. 2121-17, in the first paragraph of article L. 2121-18, articles L. 2121-20 and L. 2121-21 apply to the convening, meetings and deliberations of the trade union commission,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-67

…vestment possibilities under this account, or have less than €800,000 in the account. In the latter case, production companies must invest the entire amount available in the account.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Seizure of immovable property

Article L321-6

…part of the seizures into a mortgage on some of his properties, which will rank on the date of publication of the seizure, subject to registration of the security within one month of notification of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-89

…thorities of the issuing State without delay and by any means that leaves a written record. In this case, the liberty and custody judge is no longer responsible for monitoring the measures ordered.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work in ports, landing stages and stations.

Article L3132-6

…oyment of employees for loading and unloading work on the weekly rest day is authorised in the same cases and under the same conditions as when working hours may be extended for the same work, by virt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Maximum number of apprentices

Article R6223-6

…ltaneously in a company or establishment is set at two per apprentice master.Pursuant to article L. 6222-11, the apprentice master may also take on an additional apprentice, whose training is extended…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The Council for Culture, Education and the Environment.

Article L4433-6

The council for culture, education and the environment is obligatorily and previously consulted during the preparation of the region's development and equipment plan and the preparation of the region'…

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