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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transitional provisions

Article R718-6

Where a trade mark has been the subject, before the entry into force of decree no. 2019-1316 of 9 December 2019 of a declaration of early renewal pursuant to Article R. 712-25, as it read prior to thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Accounting records

Article L2343-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 201 of Law No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019, the commune's accountant is solely responsible for executing receipts and expenditure, for pursui…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee information.

Article L3332-7-1

…he choice of allocation of their savings, as well as the amount of their securities estimated at 31 December of the previous year. A decree determines the information that must be included in this ann…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

…upe and Saint-Martin ; 4° 10 June in French Guiana ; 5° On 9 October in Saint-Barthélemy ; 6° On 20 December in Réunion.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-10

Pursuant to Articles 110 and 116 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products, the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-1

…vaccines for veterinary use referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 is carried out by a qualified person or a company or body employing a qualified person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-4

…dance with Article 97 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products;2° Failure by the holder of a wholesale distribution…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

…rred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC any suspected adve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Inter-municipal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5842-31

…S AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5221-1 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5221-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L8323-1-2

…213-1 and L. 752-1 of the Social Security Code," the words: "article 22 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, health insurance, maternity and death, t…

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