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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-16

The reports, whether mandatory or optional, provided for in articles R. 5212-14 and R. 5212-15 are made by manufacturers or their representatives, users or third parties who observe or are aware of in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-16

The information provided for in article L. 662-6 are brought to the attention of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the public prosecutor at the courts that designated the persons concerned…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-8

If an industrial property title has been applied for either for an invention taken from the inventor or his successors in title, or in breach of a legal or contractual obligation, the injured party ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-8

Payment by promissory note is only permitted to the debtor if it has been expressly provided for by the parties and mentioned on the invoice. Even in this case, if the promissory note has not reached…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article LO6434-8

The president of the territorial council, the vice-presidents or the territorial councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the local au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-21

Any European Investigation Order shall be drawn up using a form which has been completed, signed and the content of which is certified as accurate and correct by the issuing judicial authority, which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a preliminary question being referred by the industrial tribunal

Article R7342-16

When a case is referred to the court pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the court clerk's office convenes the parties to the proceedings before the industrial tribunal to a hearing…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the establishment of a relay facility

Article R311-16

Where the assets and liabilities of several persons subject to resolution proceedings have been transferred to the same bridge institution, the winding-up proceedings referred to in Chapter VI of Titl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article R741-16

The judgment by which the judge, seised pursuant to the provisions of article L. 733-10, pronounces personal recovery without judicial liquidation is subject to appeal.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Means test

Article R434-16

To proceed with the verification of the resource conditions mentioned in article R. 434-4, the mayor examines the supporting documents mentioned in article R. 434-11.

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