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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-4

Infringement may be proven by any means. To this end, any person having standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate ass…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L722-4

Infringement may be proved by any means. To this end, any person having standing under this title shall be entitled to have carried out at any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate assisted by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-5

…t claim the item within one month of a formal notice sent to his or her home, the public prosecutor may, subject to the rights of third parties, authorise the destruction of this property or its deliv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article L2213-4

The mayor may, by reasoned order, prohibit access to certain roads or parts of roads or certain sectors of the municipality to vehicles whose traffic on these roads or in these sectors is likely to co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-4

The sentence enforcement judge may make the granting of work release, semi-liberty or permission to go out to the sentenced person subject to compliance with one or more obligations or prohibitions se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L2315-4

The use of videoconferencing to convene meetings of the social and economic committee may be authorised by agreement between the employer and the elected members of the committee's staff delegation. I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the Metropolitan Council and its President

Article L3642-4

Metropolitan Lyon may decide, subject to the agreement of the commune in which the site is located, a competent public authority within the meaning of article L. 251-2 of the Internal Security Code, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance rules

Article R519-47

…e association draws up a code of conduct setting out the rules applicable to its members. This code may be common to one or more approved associations. The association may ask the Autorité de contrôle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-43

…ird cycle of medical and pharmacy studies and former residents who have just completed their course may, at their request, complete an additional semester, which may be renewable once, with the agreem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-4

…ry, applied arts, archaeology or plastic arts; 3° The first cycle diploma from the Ecole du Louvre; 4° The diploma of archivist palaeographer issued by the Ecole nationale des chartes; 5° The diploma…

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