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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification of claims.

Article L625-1

After verification, the mandataire judiciaire shall draw up, within the time limits set out in Article L. 143-11-7 of the Labour Code, statements of claims arising from a contract of employment, with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-45

The patent application shall be rejected if: 1° It has not been completed within the time limits laid down in Articles R. 612-8 (fifth paragraph), R. 612-11 (sixth paragraph), R. 612-21 and R. 612-35…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-2

Failure to inform the competent administrative authorities of actions taken in application of: 1° the first paragraph of article L. 423-3; 2° Paragraph 3 of Article 19 and paragraph 3 of Article 20 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Assistance and child protection

Article 1067

…ction sociale et des familles relating to child welfare, as well as pursuant to the law of 19 April 1898 on the repression of violence, assaults, acts of cruelty and attacks committed against children…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

…the same law and whose objection has been validated under the conditions provided for by the decree no. 70-813 of 11 September 1970 (See decree no. 78-231 of 2 March 1978, article 3).

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Land

Article L4424-26-4

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-12

The organisation and management of the occupational health and prevention service are placed under the supervision of : 1° Either an inter-company social and economic committee set up by the social an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information annexed to the pay slip

Article D3171-12

When employees in a workshop, department or team do not work according to the same posted collective working hours, a monthly document, a duplicate of which is attached to the pay slip, is drawn up fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-4

The following is punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° Failure to mention in contracts, in breach of Article L. 4532-12, the obligation to participate in an inter-company safety, health and working con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-135

The declaration provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 5124-11 shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of providing a…

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