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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5-1

…y proceedings, may enjoin, subject to a fine, the manager of any legal person to file the documents and deeds in the register of commerce and companies to which that legal person is required by legisl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-5-1

As an exception to the provisions of Articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3, the sale or any other act of commercialisation of plant reproductive material by the patent holder, or with his consent, to a f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-5-1

Infringements of the provisions of Article L. 752-1, L. 752-23 and the texts adopted for their application are investigated and established by the agents mentioned in II of Article L. 450-1, under the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Punishment of public drunkenness.

Article R3353-5-1

Selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises or to take away in breach of the prohibitions or obligations laid down by decree is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12-5

…In this case, the provisions of Article R. 761-12-2 only apply to the first part of the application and the prefect, when sending the installation proposal presented by the market manager to the appli…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Marketing authorisation issued by the European Union

Article R5121-53

…ion issued by the European Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and super…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Job security contract

Article D1233-50

…ducational cost of each training course as well as, where applicable, the costs of transport, meals and accommodation. By way of derogation from article D. 1233-49, if no response is received to the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Job security contract

Article D1233-51

When a company has concluded an agreement in application of the first paragraph of article L. 6331-10, the employer pays to the skills operator, designated by the branch agreement to which the company…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article R1424-58

If no decision is taken by the Board of Directors under the conditions provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 1424-82, the provisions of Article R. 1424-32 shall apply..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Workers in identical jobs with several employers

Article D4624-59

…erned fall within the same socio-professional category according to the nomenclature of professions and socio-professional categories of salaried jobs of private and public employers. 3° The type of i…

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