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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Part-time work.

Article L212-4-4

…ion of working hours, from seven days to a minimum of three working days. In home help associations and companies, this period may be shorter in cases of emergency defined by an extended collective br…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-4

An action brought in accordance with Regulation (EU) 608/2013 of 12 June 2013 by the trade mark proprietor on the basis of the provisions of Article L. 713-3-2 shall be inadmissible if, in the course…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-43

For the application of Article R. 612-42 (1° and 2°), a derived crop is any crop that still has the characteristics of the registered crop that are essential for implementing the invention. The undert…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-44

Subject to any impediments resulting from the application of the provisions of articles R. 612-27 and R. 612-28, the applicant may at any time obtain, at his own expense, an official copy of the docum…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-40

The duration of the technical preparations provided for in Article R. 612-39 is set by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle. This decision is publishe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-41

Excluded from communication to the public are: - draft decisions and opinions, as well as documents not communicated to the applicant used in the preparation of these decisions and opinions; - documen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-42

…f the patent application, request access to the culture filed in accordance with Articles R. 612-14 and R. 612-15. The request is made in writing to the National Institute of Industrial Property. It s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-3

…them, the public prosecutor or any third party with knowledge of acts or omissions that manifestly and substantially compromise the property interests of the minor or of a situation likely to cause s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-3

…used by the investigators, the proportionality of the investigative acts with regard to the nature and seriousness of the facts, the direction given to the investigation and the quality of the invest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-4

…Inspectorate of the place where the accident occurred.This declaration is made, within a time limit and in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, by :1° The employer…

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