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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-5

…f the filing, the following shall be mentioned on the application for registration: the date, place and serial number of filing or the national number provided for in Article R. 712-6.A receipt of fil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5

The legislative and regulatory provisions governing practitioners in public health establishments are applicable to doctors, odontologists and pharmacists recruited in the hospital unit of the Nanterr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal support measures

Article 495-5

…ersons responsible respectively for the implementation of a measure provided for in article 375-9-1 and a judicial support measure for the same household shall inform each other of the decisions they…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-5

The provisions of articles L. 511-56 to L. 511-61 relating to publicity and the extension of protest periods are applicable to protests drawn up for non-payment of a promissory note.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-53

…e performed without a prior written exchange of relevant clinical information between the applicant and the person performing the procedure. The applicant must specify in particular:1° The reason ;2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or cohabitee of the company director, working in the family business

Article L121-5

A person whose business is listed as belonging to the trade and craft sector in the national register of companies or a trader may not, without the express consent of his spouse, where the latter part…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-5

…concerned the contributions from which he has been exempted, in application of articles L. 161-1-1 and L. 161-24 of the Social Security Code, and reimburses the amount of financial assistance already…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-51

…collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention may: 1° Specify the limits and procedures for carrying over hours from one week to another when a system of individualised work…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-5

The employer shall declare its situation with regard to the employment obligation to which it is subject pursuant to article L. 5212-2 of this Code by means of the declaration provided for in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-5

…rm the following professional acts: 1° Perimetry ; 2° Campimetry ; 3° Study of contrast sensitivity and night vision; 4° Investigation of the chromatic sense; 5° Mydriatic and non-mydriatic retinograp…

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