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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Civil rights

Article 9-1

…s, such as the insertion of a correction or the distribution of a press release, for the purpose of putting an end to the infringement of the presumption of innocence, and this at the expense of the p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L713-4

…trade mark does not entitle its proprietor to prohibit its use in respect of goods which have been put on the market in the European Union or in the European Economic Area under that trade mark by th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Application for suspension of removal until expiry of the time limit for appeal or in the event of an appeal to the Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Asylum Court)

Article L752-12

…'s decision to suspend enforcement of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory puts an end to the foreign national's house arrest or administrative detention, except where the Fre…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Oral proceedings

Article 835

…o protection within the limits of his jurisdiction may always, even in the presence of a serious dispute, prescribe in summary proceedings the protective measures or measures of restoration that are n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-3

In the event of disagreement as to the reality of the danger or the way to put an end to it, in particular by stopping the work, the machine or the installation, the social and economic committee is c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-2-1

…(EU) 2017/745 or Article 14(4) of the same Regulation, that the device it has placed on the market, put into service or made available on French territory presents a serious risk or is a falsified dev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-2-1

…(EU) 2017/746 or Article 14(4) of the same Regulation, that the device it has placed on the market, put into service or made available on French territory presents a serious risk or is a falsified dev…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-79

…ty of the members present or represented, a summary of the discussions, the text of the resolutions put to the vote and the results of the votes. The minutes are drawn up in a special register that ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Installation and operation of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-14

…are easily accessible to facilitate the delivery and receipt of products. The internal-use pharmacy puts in place a secure organisation when the delivery of medicines and other products exceptionally…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations of discretion, secrecy and confidentiality

Article R8124-24

…has informed his employer in writing that he is seeking the intervention of enforcement officers to put a stop to the infringement indicated by his complaint.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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