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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-35

The Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property shall notify the parties to the proceedings of his written observations by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. He s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-35

Authorised police officers or gendarmerie units and authorised officers of the departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development shall record in the file proof of address or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Measures in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4412-35

When an accident, incident or emergency occurs, the employer shall take immediate steps to mitigate its effects and inform the workers. The employer shall implement appropriate measures to remedy the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article R7227-35

The contribution rate ceiling provided for in article L. 7227-30 is set as follows: - local authority contribution rate: 8%; - elected member contribution rate: 8%.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for awarding contracts concluded on the basis of a qualification system

Article R2162-35

Where a call for competition is made by means of a notice on the existence of a qualification system, access to the consultation documents shall be provided as soon as possible and no later than the d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article R7125-35

The ceiling on contribution rates provided for in article L. 7125-29 is set as follows: - local authority contribution rate: 8%; - elected member contribution rate: 8%.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R4211-35

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé will send a copy of the complete application to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
5. Minors

Article R1112-35

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, if at the time of admission of a minor it appears that written authorisation to operate on him or her and to carry out the procedures associated with th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-35

The request for transmission drawn up, pursuant to Article 695-9-33, by the departments or units mentioned in Article 695-9-31, shall contain the information listed in the model in Annex B to Framewor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions of application

Article L131-35

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this section, in particular the procedures for registration on the lists of sworn goods brokers, as well as those re…

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