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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Authorised bodies for the collective management of resale rights in the absence of a known successor in title, or in the event of vacancy or disinheritance

Article R329-5

Any change of status or general regulations, and any termination of office of a member of the deliberative and management bodies of an approved company shall be communicated to the Minister responsibl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products which may only be sold in bulk under certain conditions

Article D120-5

The provisions of this sub-section relating to the authorisation, under certain conditions, of the sale of products in bulk, are without prejudice to the application of specific rules applicable to pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-5

Any agreement contrary to the provisions of this chapter is null and void.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Collective coordination procedure

Article R694-5

The first three paragraphs of Article R. 621-21 shall apply to decisions taken by the official receiver pursuant to Articles L. 694-6, L. 694-8 et L. 694-9.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-303

When informed that a person fulfils the conditions for claiming the status of craftsman or artisan d'art, the president of the regional chamber of trades and crafts or, by delegation, the president of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R256

For the application of articles R. 15-1 and R. 15-5, a paragraph worded as follows completes these articles:"When the person concerned is in office on an island other than that on which the court of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health checks at borders

Article R3115-1

The purpose of health checks at borders is to prevent the spread by land, sea or air of communicable diseases, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3115-1, L. 3116-3 and L. 3116-5 and in p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6271-8

In order to enable the prior assessment of the costs and revenue corresponding to the exercise of transferred competences, in accordance with the provisions of articles LO 6271-5 and LO 6271-6, the tr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions of transfers of competence

Article D6371-8

In order to enable the prior assessment of the costs and revenues corresponding to the exercise of transferred competences, in accordance with the provisions of articles LO 6371-5 and LO 6371-6, the t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article R451-6

I.-Reporting to the Minister responsible for road safety, the monitoring commission referred to in article L. 451-5 comprises the following members: 1° The road safety delegate or his representative,…

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