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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-13

…ion for protective measures and the applications referred to in the first paragraph of Article 1136-12 shall be made before the judge hearing those proceedings. The claim shall be lodged, investigated…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3323-16

…f the sums allocated by way of profit-sharing, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3324-12.It also includes, as an appendix, a note setting out the calculation and distribution rules provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-31

…y, Trades and Crafts shall, in accordance with the criteria laid down in Articles L. 713-11, L. 713-12 and L. 713-13 an economic weighting study. "; b) The second paragraph of I is worded as follows:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49

…s of medicinal products or products covered by a marketing authorisation referred to in article L. 5121-8, an advanced therapy medicinal product authorisation referred to in 17° of article L. 5121-1,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-10

…of other internal-use pharmacies, all or some of the tasks provided for in 2° and 3° of Article L. 5126-1. Clinical pharmacy activities are as follows: 1° Clinical pharmaceutical appraisal of prescrip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-2

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, for the application of: 1° Articles R. 5125-1, R. 5125-2, R. 5125-4 with the exception of the third paragraph, R. 5125-5, R. 5125-7, R. 5125-11 and R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Termination of service

Article R6152-376

…ntractual practitioners recruited under 4° of article R. 6152-338, the number of years is capped at 12 years. A period of service of between six months and one year is counted as one year. Service of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation concerning Community designs

Article L522-2

…n to hear the actions and claims provided for in Article 80 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs, including where such actions and claims concern both a design…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Renewal of the contract

Article L1254-17

…ded to the term of the initial contract, may not exceed the maximum term provided for in article L. 1254-12, subject to the derogation provided for in article L. 1254-13. The conditions for renewal ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-17

When the authority designated in article L. 1123-12 or in II of articles L. 1125-1 and L. 1126-1 does not have agents with the level of clearance required for national defence confidentiality, given t…

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