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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-11

…If the legal person to whom the notification is addressed is not domiciled in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the notification…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1535

…ing from mediation has been made enforceable by a court or authority of another Member State of the European Union under the conditions provided for in Article 6 of Directive 2008/52/EC of 21 May 2008…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-7

…agers of authorised undertakings, régies or associations who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the European Economic Area are deemed to satisfy the requireme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article D632-3-3

The AMF shall set up cooperation agreements with the competent authorities of trading venues in other European Union Member States or States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area on whi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-26

…en the special profit-sharing reserve is used to acquire securities issued by open-ended investment companies, at least half of the portfolio of these companies is made up of securities issued by comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12-1

…of article L. 7123-4-1, models recognised as service providers established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and activities.

Article R5142-3

The companies mentioned in article R. 5142-1 may export the veterinary medicinal products they sell, transfer free of charge or distribute outside national territory.Exports by these companies to othe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-8

The Trade Union Committee shall decide what actions to bring or support on behalf of the Section. The chairman of the union commission, by virtue of the latter's deliberation, represents the section i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…upe, French Guyana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Martin or in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and that th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article R5221-4

…stance to be analysed or another parameter, such a device has not been permanently available on the Community market for the previous three years; b) Which uses an analytical technology which, on the…

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