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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-11

A panel of experts appointed by the Office will carry out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle. If necessary, it will commission an expert opi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-19

The committee referred to in I of Article 28-3 shall comprise: 1° The public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation or his delegate chosen by him from among the first advocates general or advocates gene…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-4

The monthly remuneration provided for in articles D. 6341-28-1 to D. 6341-28-3 includes the compensatory paid holiday allowance referred to in article R. 6341-42.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-24

The one-month appeal period provided for in article L. 212-10-3 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée runs : 1° For the applicant, from the date of notification of the decision of the departmenta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-10

For the calculation of the ratios provided for in article L. 228-11, existing non-voting preference shares and investment certificates are taken into account. However, the application of the provision…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-9

Holders of securities governed by this section have, except where Article L. 225-138, a pre-emptive right to subscribe for the preference shares referred to in article L. 228-11 when these confer righ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-29-1

There is no limitation period for an action for nullity of a plant variety certificate.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293 A ter

…is article shall apply, regardless of their place of establishment, to undertakings which, in their capacity as online platform operators, put persons in contact at a distance, by electronic means, wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 293 A bis

…ey dispatch or transport that good to another Member State of the European Community, provided they can prove that the intra-Community acquisition was subject to value added tax in that State.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29-1

Company or establishment agreements concluded in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this sub-section may not come into force until they have been filed with the administrat…

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