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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-1

…investigations into breaches of the provisions of this Title and of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014; 7° It shall impose penalties under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of this Tit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…s to only one of those elements considered as such. 4. Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19, inventions relating to a product consisting wholly or partly of biological material…

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

Article L1123-20

…6° The time limits within which the Committee must issue the opinion referred to in Article L. 1123-16.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

…son or the link covered by the interception authorisation. By way of derogation from Article 706-95-16, the maximum periods of authorisation for the interception of correspondence under this II shall…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R596-2

…provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-2

…provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L3123-12

…llowances that may be allocated to members of the departmental council pursuant to articles L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17. The actual amount of this training expenditure may not exceed 20% of the same amo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training.

Article L4135-12

…al allowances that may be allocated to members of the regional council pursuant to articles L. 4135-16 and L. 4135-17. The actual amount of this training expenditure may not exceed 20% of the same amo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-20

…g to the collection of this contribution follow the jurisdictional rules set out in Article L. 5422-16. Terminations of employment contracts by workers covered by the specific contribution provided fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

…on the notice of offence. The characteristics of these documents are set out in the articles A. 37-16 to A. 37-18. When the official report recording the offence is drawn up in the offender's absence…

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