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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-6

…ice marks or European Union trade marks registered in accordance with Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-1

…sion. On an experimental basis and for a maximum period of three years from the promulgation of Act no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 on the election of departmental councillors, municipal councillors and c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-17

The payment of the State contribution provided for in article L. 2512-19 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the conditions set out below: As regards operating…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R618-5

The terms of application of articles R. 612-1 to R. 612-25 and R. 613-53 to R. 613-59 are set by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-19

…icles 1 to 3 and 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015, as amended, on novel foods.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1077

All deeds, documents and papers whatsoever, to be provided for the execution of the law of 25 February 1914, amending the law of 29 June 1894 and creating an autonomous pension fund for miners, are ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1762 decies

…of article 1378 octies, the organisations mentioned in these 2 and 3 are liable to a fine equal to 25% of the amount of the donations, legacies and payments made to them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-3

…ut during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-11-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of the contract.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5

…anufacturer, agent, distributor or importer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 to carry out, cause to be carried out, disseminate or cause to be disseminated advertising…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-12

…bligations set out in Article 32 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017, payment service providers providing the payment initiation service, on the one hand, and payme…

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