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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-10

…are aimed at apprehending one or more specific items of property placed in the safe with a view to handing them over to a third party, a summons to deliver or return shall be served on the person requ…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deconcentrated services

Article R8122-10

…ction. He may, when an action makes it necessary, intervene on the territory of his inspection unit and on that of the departmental unit of the regional directorate for companies, competition, consump…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-10

…account for him. Withdrawals for the purposes of distribution are made on presentation of a receipt and must be authorised by the director of the court registry.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Minister for Culture

Article L326-10

…ctive management organisation communicates its annual accounts to the minister in charge of culture and informs him, at least two months before it is examined by the general meeting, of any draft amen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notification to economic operators of a non-conformity

Article R4314-10

…ncerned of any evidence it has of non-conformity of work equipment or personal protective equipment and shall, where appropriate, send it the verification reports referred to in Article R. 4314-5. It…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-10

Without prejudice to

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-10

…sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) referred to in 1° of article L. 1221-8. II. - The provision of free samples als…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-10

…older claims to constitute an infringement. This detention is immediately notified to the applicant and the holder. The public prosecutor is also informed of the said measure by the customs administra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article L5427-9

The conditions under which the body referred to in article L. 5427-1 is subject to inspection are determined by regulation.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of situations of long-term exposure resulting from a radiological emergency

Article R1333-92

…tative of the State in the département, after obtaining the opinion of the Nuclear Safety Authority and the Regional Health Agency, defines a strategy for the management of contaminated areas, for the…

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