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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-13

…e entered ex officio in the National Patent Register: 1° The final decision mentioned in Article R. 614-6; 2° The submission of the translation and that of the revised translation of the claims of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Suspension of eviction orders

Article R722-9

…suspending measures to evict the debtor from his home, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 722-6, indicates the surnames, first names and address of the debtor as well as those of the pursuing cr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by overseas departments

Article LO3445-8

…ve nature of a deliberation taken on the basis of the authorisation provided for in article LO 3445-6 may only be amended by a law if the law expressly so provides. Similarly, provisions of a regulato…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-8

…ve nature of a deliberation taken on the basis of the authorisation provided for in article LO 4435-6 may only be amended by a law if the law expressly so provides. Similarly, provisions of a regulato…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L4221-1

…health of the persons concerned. The decrees of the Conseil d'Etat provided for in Article L. 4111-6 shall determine the conditions of application of this Title.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Insurance and surety bonds.

Article R321-12

…ying the name of the credit institution with which the account provided for in 1° of Article L. 321-6, as well as the number of this account, the amount and duration of the guarantee granted and any r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-9

…tive nature of a deliberation taken on the basis of the empowerment provided for in Article LO 7311-6 may only be amended by a law if the latter expressly so provides. Similarly, provisions of a regul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-34

Without prejudice to the application of Article 44 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, the Director General of the National Police and the Director General of the National Gendarmerie shall jointly re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R1323-1

…fourth-class fine. Failure to comply with the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article R. 1321-6 is punishable by the same penalty.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-7

The provisions of articles R. 1211-2 to R. 1211-6 apply to the person accompanying a donor whose condition requires the assistance of a third party, to the holders of parental authority or the legal r…

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