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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-136

…he information refuses to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, he shall invite the parties to make their observations known within a period of five days. At th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-137

…icle 34, whether or not he agrees to take on the case within a maximum period of thirty days from receipt of the information. Where the European Public Prosecutor's Office relinquishes jurisdiction un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1531-3

…4° Article L. 1111-8 is applicable as drafted in Order no. 2017-27 of 12 January 2017, with the exception of the last sentence of the third paragraph of I, and the references L. 1421-3 and L. 1435-7…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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

Article D712-30

…r registration of the trademark, containing the name of the community or the name of the country concerned, in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property. Where the trade mark application is filed p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other authorised persons.

Article L5414-1

…ons relating to the following activities and products mentioned in article L. 5311-1:1° Medical devices and their accessories ;2° In vitro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories;3° The produ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-35

…means which guarantee its confidentiality. When the above-mentioned information is sent to the Agence nationale de santé publique in a sealed envelope, it is sent in a double envelope, the inner enve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-8

…ich it is possible to use a contract concluded for the duration of a site or operation. In the absence of such an agreement, this contract may be concluded in sectors where its use is customary and co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-7

The articles L. 3335-1 and L. 3335-2 apply to the Metropole of Lyon.In 2015, 2016 and 2017, for the application of Article L. 3335-2 to the Rhône department and the Metropole of Lyon, the transfer dut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedure for validating or approving the employment safeguard plan

Article D1233-14

…and Employment by electronic means. In the event of safeguard, recovery or judicial liquidation proceedings, the request is sent by electronic means no later than the day after the last meeting of th…

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