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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-37

The mediator has a period of three months in which to carry out his task, from the date of receipt of the request, or where applicable the date of receipt of the parties' observations, or the expiry o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-36

When a referral is made to the mediator by one of the parties, he shall inform the other parties, by letter delivered against signature or by any other means capable of establishing proof of the date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33

The medical team of the paediatric resuscitation referral unit, paediatric intensive care unit and contiguous paediatric intensive care unit includes at least:1° doctors specialising in paediatrics, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-3

Once the Committee for the Protection of Individuals has issued a favourable opinion and the performance study has been authorised, where applicable, by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-33

…during 2021;4° Have distributed cinematographic works which have achieved, cumulatively, a number of cinema admissions less than or equal to 200,000 during one of the years 2018, 2019 or 2020.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Use of residential premises

Article R1331-37

…ation in accordance witharticle L. 1331-23 and is therefore unfit for habitation within the meaning ofarticle L. 1331-22: -when it is occupied by more than two people per living room ;-or when it does…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Use of residential premises

Article R1331-38

…emit combustion gases when in operation, unless they are designed to protect the health and safety of people, in particular by means of appropriate ventilation.All storage of flammable liquids is pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Use of residential premises

Article R1331-39

Odours, lighting, illumination or noise, whether caused by a person or through the intermediary of a person or thing in their care or an animal under their responsibility, must not, by their intensity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products.

Article R5437-3

Repeated offences under article R. 5437-1 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1251-39

When the user undertaking continues to employ a temporary employee after the end of his assignment without having concluded an employment contract with him or without a new secondment contract, this e…

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