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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-20

The provisions of articles R. 411-19 to R. 411-26 and R. 618-1 to R. 618-3 are applicable to the decisions, notification and time limits provided for in articles R. 614-1 to R. 614-19.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe I-0-2 (art. A114-4)

Annex not reproduced you can consult the image in the facsimile of the JO nº 0222 of 23/09/2016, text n º 1, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000033138637

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The State representative

Article D6312-1

…tative of the State in Saint-Martin exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n°2007-1072 of 6 July 2007 relating to the representative of the State in the collectivity of Saint-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-20

…splitting is granted without delay in the cases mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 3142-19.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-5

…ticle 634-3 and respects, where applicable, the intensity rate provided for in Article 3 of Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 mentioned in Article 631-2 as regards t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-50

…pliance of the description or drawings with the provisions of articles L. 611-17, L. 611-18, L. 611-19 (4°) or L. 612-1, notification shall be given to the applicant. The notification specifies the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-12

In the case provided for in article L. 237-19, the liquidator is appointed by order of the president of the commercial court, ruling on a petition. Any interested party may lodge an objection to the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Monitoring and administrative penalties

Article R1221-13

…edures and under the conditions laid down : 1° In sectors other than agriculture, in article R. 243-19 of the Social Security Code ; 2° In the agricultural sector, in article L. 725-3 of the Rural and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Temporary or permanent closure.

Article R5125-30

…or permanent closure of a pharmacy, pursuant to articles L. 4212-8, L. 4223-3, L. 5423-7 or L. 5424-19, the proprietor of the pharmacy shall hand over the prescription book to a pharmacist whom he des…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-67

…ence and time off work mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 12 of the aforementioned decree of 3 April 1985 are calculated for each representative trade union organisation of the territorial social commi…

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