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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-5-1

…permanent delegation is created within the sites council sitting in a formation known as "heritage and architecture", whose powers are described in article R. 611-23 of the heritage code.It comprises…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5-1

…sentative may not infringe the ethical rules of the profession of judicial representative. Notwithstanding any clause in the employment contract, an employee judicial representative may refuse to acce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-5-1

…is or is likely to be insufficient in the public health establishment in which they are practising and which corresponds to a specialised diploma for which there are major recruitment difficulties in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different election methods

Article R4311-57-1

Votes may be cast by post or electronically.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-5

…market, whether free of charge or for a fee, if it meets the following conditions: 1° Its container and packaging must bear the name or company name and address of the person responsible for placing t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4311-54-1

…by the division of the electorate into three colleges, the procedures for elections to the councils and disciplinary chambers of the councils of the order of nurses are those laid down by the provisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-5

Any establishment or organisation wishing to modify a substantial element of the protocol declared under article L. 2151-6 must submit a new dossier. This is examined under the same conditions as the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11-1

…tion on approaching the plaintiff at less than a certain distance, which he or she shall determine, and may order, after obtaining the consent of both parties, that each of them wear a mobile electron…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-5

An application for a declaration of invalidity filed on the basis of 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 711-2 shall be dismissed where the proprietor of the contested trade mark can establish that the trade…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Restoration proceedings

Article R613-52-1

A decision on the appeal for restoration shall be taken within six months of the date on which it was lodged. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notification provided for in Article…

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