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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Disposal of movable property

Article L433-3

Articles…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Content of protection

Article L582-4

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is responsible for the legal and administrative protection of stateless persons.It ensures this protection, in particular the imp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-14

The employees' trade union organisations that are representative at national and cross-industry level and those whose statutory vocation is of a national and cross-industry nature and which have recei…

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

Article L712-3

Within two months of the publication of the application for registration, any person may submit written observations to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property specifying…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-18

Four years after the establishment of the European Works Council in the cases provided for in Article L. 2343-1, the European Works Council shall examine whether it should be renewed or whether negoti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Additional penalties applicable to legal persons

Article L823-7

Corporate entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 and L. 823-3 of this Code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Infringements of the rules relating to occupational medicine.

Article L4745-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4621-1 to L. 4624-9 and L. 4644-1 and the regulations made for their application is punishable, in the event of a repeat offence within three years…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Exam presentation and preparation.

Article L6222-35

The apprentice is entitled to an additional five working days' leave to prepare directly for the tests. The apprentice must attend the special lessons given in the apprentice training centre if the ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19

The provisions of articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4123-10, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 L. 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-7

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 214-1 of the Environment Code, the use of water for human consumption, with the exception of natural mineral water, is subject to authorisation fro…

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