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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-8

…d in Article L. 612-2, drawn up in the French language, subject to the provisions of Article R. 612-21.Where one of the documents mentioned in the previous paragraph is missing, the applicant shall be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-39

…replaced within a period of three months in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 321-21. In the event of a vacancy in the seat of an appointed member and his alternate, they shall be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…he level of supplementary capital requirements, in accordance with Articles R. 356-20 to and R. 356-21; 2° For decisions relating to the appointment of the group supervisor; 3° For the information giv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…he is the offender. IV. - For the offences mentioned in 19°, when the offender is not a laboratory, 21° and 22°, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may impose an administrative fine of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article D2121-12

…mises made available to councillors not belonging to the municipal majority, pursuant to article L. 2121-27, are set by agreement between them and the mayor. In the event of disagreement, it is up to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-20

In the absence of a collective agreement, any work performed between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is considered to be night work and, for the activities mentioned in Article L. 3122-3, any work performed between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions

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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-11

…r in Articles 69 to 71 of Law 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century and in Articles L. 77-10-10 to L. 77-10-12 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-6

…1 December 1982: 1° Within the spa establishments ; 2° Subject to having passed, before 31 December 2011, knowledge verification tests under conditions determined by decree, within the establishments…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-12

…the management account drawn up by the local authority's accounting officer has been submitted by 1 June of the year following the financial year. The vote of the deliberative body approving the accou…

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