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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22-1

…nological invention cannot exploit the invention without infringing a prior plant variety right, he may apply for a licence to exploit the variety protected by the variety right, provided that the inv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-2

…trade union or professional organisation, having obtained seats pursuant to Article R. 1441-2, that may be recorded in the automated processing are as follows: 1° Surname, first names and title ; 2° T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 D

…liberative bodies of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis of this code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-D

…as part of the individual right to training sends the manager of the fund mentioned in article L. 1621-4 a statement of expenses for reimbursement.Travel and subsistence expenses are reimbursed to th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1386

…remitted the case to be decided in accordance with the procedure on the merits applicable before it may declare that it does not have jurisdiction under the conditions provided for by this code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-21

The provisions of Article R. 225-72 do not apply when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-13

…Director is responsible for the operation of the Office under the conditions set out in articles R. 2221-22, R. 2221-24, R. 2221-28 and R. 2221-29 of the General Local Authorities Code. Within the lim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-21-1

Where an application for marketing authorisation in France is made for a medicinal product which has already been authorised or is the subject of an application for marketing authorisation currently b…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-13

…for the check and the supporting documents requested using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. The structure has six weeks to respond. If the information requested is not provided withi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article R4221-13-1

…lf of the Minister for Health, will issue the authorisation to practise provided for in article L. 4221-12, where applicable in the speciality, after obtaining the opinion of the commission.II - The a…

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