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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L722-2

A civil action for infringement shall be brought by any person authorised to use the geographical indication concerned or any body whose task it is under the law to defend geographical indications.Any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation procedure.

Article L2522-2

The parties shall give every facility to the members of the conciliation boards to enable them to fulfil the function assigned to them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20

The measures for implementing the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of the articles of this section, 5° of article L. 5422-9, articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-14 to L. 5422-16 and article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-21

Approval makes the provisions of the agreement binding on all employers and employees within the professional and territorial scope of the agreement.Approval is granted for the duration of the agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-23

Where the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20 has not been signed by all the representative employers' and employees' organisations, the Prime Minister may approve it in accordance with a pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-22

To be approved, the agreements mentioned in article L. 5422-20 must have been negotiated and concluded at national and cross-industry level between representative employers' and employees' organisatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation procedure

Article R2522-2

Conciliation procedures, other than those provided for contractually, are initiated by one of the following persons: 1° One of the parties; 2° The Minister responsible for labour; 3° The Prefect.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

The certificate of aptitude provided for in Article R. 822-2 is organised each year. Candidates under Article R. 822-2 must submit their application, together with all official documents proving their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-22

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, shall publish in the Official Journal of the French Republic the list of candidates authorised to take the test.The date and place of the tests shall be n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-25

The oral consists of a thirty-minute interview with the members of the jury.

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