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Showing 27312740 of 21190 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 14 December 2004

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-8

…ration or for registration subsequent to such registration submitted, under the Madrid Agreement of 14 April 1891 and the Madrid Protocol of 27 June 1989, for the visa of the National Institute of Ind…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-9

…s 227-4-2 and 227-4-3 of the Criminal Code and, recalls the provisions of articles 1136-13 and 1136-14 of this code

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-5

In the absence of an agreement or arrangement as referred to in article L. 3142-14, the employee shall inform the employer by any means that provides a date certain, at least fifteen days before the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: General provisions

Article R4226-6

…d R. 4215-17 relating to the design of electrical installations. The provisions of articles R. 4215-14 to R. 4215-16 are applicable to electrical installations carried out by or for the employer. Wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-29

…6111-28. In this case, the director of the public health establishment mentioned in article R. 6112-14 is also a signatory of this additional protocol.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Community Designs

Article L515-1

Any infringement of the rights defined in Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs constitutes an infringement giving rise to civil liability on the par…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Alert

Article L4002-1

…e the subject of an alert under the conditions set out in Articles 7 and 8 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-1

…licable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2-2

…first numbering operation is carried out, half of the cost of the operation, if completed before 31 December 2008, is subject to financial compensation in the form of an exceptional grant paid by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-1

Infringements of the first paragraph of article 3 of law no. 75-1334 of 31 December 1975 on subcontracting are recorded by the agents mentioned in article L. 8271-1-2. These offences are punishable by…

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