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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-10

Where administrative invalidity proceedings are suspended pursuant to the provisions of 1° of Article R. 716-9, they are resumed at the request of one of the parties or, where applicable, at the initi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-55-1

When the composition pénale includes the completion of an internship or training course provided for by 7° of article 41-2, the public prosecutor's proposal specifies whether the course or training wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-10

The elections of staff representatives to the Boards of Directors mentioned in this section are organised in accordance with the following procedures, subject to the provisions of articles R. 1411-58-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-20

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, as far as is necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4321-15 to L. 4321-19-7, in particular the representation of professio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment, compensation for damages and forced execution

Article R623-25

Difficulties that arise during the implementation of the judgment on liability are, pursuant to article L. 623-19, submitted to the "juge de la mise en état" before the expiry of the time limit set fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-17

I. - The articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-20, first paragraph, and L. 5212-21 to L. 5212-23 and L. 5212-25 are applicable to French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration

Article L6422-3

The hours devoted to the validation of acquired experience benefiting from the authorisation provided for in article L. 6422-1 constitute actual working time and give rise to the maintenance of the em…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-75

The staff of funeral directors, undertakers or associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with Article L. 2223-23 mandated by any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-47

The President of the Corsican Executive Council attaches the warrants and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in Articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R594-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° With the exception of Article R. 561-11, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in the Wallis and Futuna Islands" and…

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