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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-52

…ely transferable between members unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association. They may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of the company expressed under the conditi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-5

…he failure of an operator to implement the withdrawal or recall procedures provided for in Articles 19 or 20 of Regulation No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-5

I.-In application of 13° of article L. 122-5 and subject to II of this article, libraries accessible to the public, museums, archive services or institutions holding film, audiovisual or sound heritag…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-5

For production aid before completion granted in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in article 411-31 is extended to three years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-50

If the takeover bid is made by a company that does not have a social and economic committee, the employer informs the employees directly. Similarly, if there is no social and economic committee in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-52

Articles L. 2312-45 to L. 2312-51 of this Code do not apply to the offers referred to in Articles L. 225-207 and L. 22-10-62 of the French Commercial Code or when the company is the subject of a publi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-51

If, following the public offer, the bidder has acquired control of the company which is the subject of the offer within the meaning of Articles L. 233-1, L. 233-3 and L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-57

…r. However, where such changes and rectifications relate to a deed previously recorded, the request may be made by any party to the deed.The request shall include:1° A registration request form;2° If…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-58

…decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property. The notification may be accompanied by a proposal for regularisation. In this case, the proposal is deemed to be acce…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-59

…ter shall be mentioned in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle. Any interested person may obtain from the Institute: 1° A reproduction of the entries made in the National Patent Register…

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