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

Article L712-4

Within two months of publication of the application for registration, an opposition may be filed with the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle against an application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L924-4

In the second paragraph of I of Article L. 442-5, before the words:"turnover taxes", the word:"any" is added;

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article L2251-4

The municipality may award subsidies to existing companies whose purpose is to operate cinemas under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. These subsidies may only be awarded to establ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-7

Without prejudice to Articles L. 142-9, L. 312-14, L. 322-2, L. 612-17, L. 613-34-4 and L. 632-1 A, the following persons are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the pena…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-49

The temporary employment contractor must at all times provide evidence of a financial guarantee ensuring payment in the event of default by the contractor:1° Wages and related benefits ;2° Compensatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Collective redundancies for economic reasons

Article L2312-40

When the employer plans to proceed with mass redundancies for economic reasons, the Social and Economic Committee is consulted under the conditions set out in Title III of Book II of Part One of this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-5

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Social Welfare Fund is responsible for collecting the contributions mentioned in 2° to 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1 and, where applicable, from 1 January 2024, those m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49

I. - The members mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 612-8-1 or the European Central Bank may refer the situation of a person mentioned in I of Article L. 613-34 to the resolution college of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-5

It is punishable by the penalties laid down in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code for the directors or officers of the persons mentioned in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European P…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of salary.

Article L7422-4

It is forbidden for the client to apply rates for work in the home that are lower than the minimum rates defined in article L. 7422-5.

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