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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-71

…ption or claims were drafted in a foreign language under the conditions laid down in article R. 612-21.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-3

…riod of imprisonment specially set by the Assize Court pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 221-3, the last paragraph of article 221-4 and article 421-7 of the Penal Code. When the convicted pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales

Article A123-75

…d office and, where applicable, the registration references of each of the members of the grouping; 7° Secondary establishments; 8° The surnames, usual names, pseudonyms and forenames of the managers…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-25 to L. 224-25-26 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-18

…eport their change of address within fifteen days at the latest, in accordance with 2° of l'article 706-53-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-71

Without prejudice to the exercise of the rights provided for in Articles 15 to 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of indivi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-71

…application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 322-65 , under no circumstances may a member be required to pay more than the premium shown on his policy in the case of a fixed-con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-7

…neration form specifies the conditions for admissibility of the request provided for in article 495-18, the methods of payment of the deposit except in the cases provided for by article D. 45-15, as w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-7

…search for and identification of materials containing asbestos, as provided for in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 of the Public Health Code andarticle R.126-10 of the Building and Housing Code…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-7

…part of the contractual pathway to employment and independence. In such cases, another organisation may be designated by the State representative in the département, after consultation with the region…

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