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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-3-1

The taxes mentioned in 2° to 6° of a of Article L. 4331-2 are allocated to the Department of Mayotte under the conditions that these provisions provide. III of Article L. 4331-2-1 is applicable to May…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-2

The order granting the compulsory operating licence shall be issued after a reasoned opinion has been given by the committee referred to in Article R. 613-10 which shall give its opinion on whether th…

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

Article R712-26

The conditions for submitting the application and the contents of the file shall be specified by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, in particular as reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R4124-3-8

The powers defined in articles R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-4, R. 4124-3-5 and R. 4124-3-6 are exercised by the chairman of the restricted formation of the regional or inter-regional council or of the natio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article L2213-3-1

When a commune is a member of a metropolis, an urban community or a conurbation community with competence in road matters whose territory is covered by a mobility plan, or a community of communes with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-3

The minutes provided for in Article R. 221-2 are drawn up in a special register kept at the registered office and listed and initialled either by a judge of the commercial court, or by a judge of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-31

The Government Commissioner attends all meetings of the Commission or is represented by a delegate whom he designates in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Commission. He or his representative…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-4

Net claims on the Caisse centrale de réassurance relating to operations in which this institution intervenes with the guarantee of the State are admitted to represent regulated commitments. Net claims…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-38

Given the number, age and needs of the children in their care and their educational and social project, establishments and services shall ensure that they have the support of a multidisciplinary team…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-33

I.- Managers of reception establishments and services must ensure, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 776 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, that the people they recruit to carry out…

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