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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-15

…il court charged to the holder of the copyright or related right pursuant to this code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 inclu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-15

…les may be defined by agreement between the national overcompensation fund mentioned in Article D. 3141-22 and the employers' organisations representing a professional branch other than that of buildi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-15

…d at two and a half times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum provided for in article L. 3231-12. The monthly accommodation benefit is valued at eight times this same rate. The valuation of othe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-16

…horisation holder is subject to the obligation of quality assurance defined in I of Article L. 1333-19.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-15

…r with a chartered accountant or statutory auditor under the conditions laid down in Article R. 811-16, or in the legal or financial departments of a credit institution or finance company governed by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-12

The Autorité des marchés financiers will notify the applicant of its decision within three months of the date of receipt of the file that complies with the standard file.The AMF may extend this period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions.

Article R4211-16

…transfer, import or export of gene therapy preparations and to those mentioned in article L. 4211-9 relating to the preparation, storage, distribution, transfer, import or export of xenogenic cell t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article D411-19-2

…diction of the courts of appeal with jurisdiction to hear the actions referred to in article R. 411-19 are determined in accordance with table XVI appended to article D. 311-8 of the code de l'organis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-15

In the event of non-compliance with any of the obligations laid down in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, the rector of the academic region may proceed :1° Suspend the authorisation of the traini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-123

…ation is granted for a period of five years. It specifies the differences mentioned in articles R. 5121-117 to R. 5121-119 with the speciality that has obtained marketing authorisation in France. It i…

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