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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article R628-9

…court clerk, the court-appointed agent communicates by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or, where applicable, via the portal mentioned in Articles L. 814-2 and L. 814-13, to each cr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R2321-1

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2321-2, each elected member of the Works Council taking part in a negotiation has a number of delegation hours which is added to the delega…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-38

I.-The following is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth class offences: 1° Manufacture with a view to placing on the Community market, import, hold with a view to sale or distribution free of c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-104

…tioned in Article L. 1333-8, subject to the provisions of Article L. 1333-9: 1° For radioactive sources and products and devices containing them:a) Manufacture ;b) Use or possession ;c) Distribution,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6

…linked to the aforementioned infrastructures that fall within its remit, as well as on the maintenance of elements that are handed over to Ile-de-France Mobilités in application of articles 20 and 20-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-3

…That a) That the earlier trade mark has been put to genuine use in the course of the five years preceding the date on which the application for a declaration of invalidity was filed, in respect of th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-11

…han €3,075,000 and less than or equal to €4,305,000;- 122.52% when the revenue from feature films exceeds €4,305,000 and is less than or equal to €6,150,000;- 114.53% when the revenue from feature fil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8

…shall ensure that the provisions thereof are applied. II-Any new fact or any error or inaccuracy concerning the information contained in the summary document referred to in IV of Article L. 412-1, whi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R754-3

…licable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-10

Where all the invoices submitted with the application have been paid by the recipient company, the direct grant will be paid in a single instalment when the aid is granted.Where only some of the invoi…

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