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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

An application for a European Union trade mark or a European Union trade mark may only be converted into an application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-38

…ed by the Minister for Sport;5° One member proposed by the Fédération française du sport automobile;6° One member proposed by the French Motorcycling Federation.The members of the commission and its c…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Controls

Article L3515-1

The officers mentioned in article L. 1312-1 of this Code and article L. 8112-1 of the Labour Code shall ensure compliance with articles L. 3512-8, L. 3512-12, L. 3513-5 and L. 3513-6 of this Code and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article 742

When the convicted offender does not comply with the supervision measures or special obligations imposed pursuant to article 739, when he has committed an offence followed by a conviction for which th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-4

When a person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision including a treatment order must carry out this measure following a custodial sentence, the sentence enforcement judge may order the person concer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-5

Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-14, the first paragraph of article L. 123-15 and articles L. 123-17 to L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code as well as article R. 123-181, the second paragraph of artic…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Definitions.

Article L7412-1

A homeworker is any person who : 1° Carries out work entrusted to them either directly or through an intermediary, on behalf of one or more establishments, in return for flat-rate remuneration; 2° Wor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Identification and verification of the identity of the beneficial owner

Article R561-9

…shares of a collective investment scheme through the intermediary of a person referred to in 1° to 6° bis of Article L. 561-2 who is not established on the territory of another Member State of the Eu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article D3115-17-2

…e Seine axis;4° Grand port maritime de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire ;5° Grand port maritime de La Rochelle ;6° Grand port maritime de Bordeaux ;7° Grand port maritime de Marseille ;8° Grand port maritime de G…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article A742-4

The Minister of Justice, the Minister of Justice, shall draw up the list of candidates admitted to the competition no later than one month before the start of the tests; he shall immediately send the…

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