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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-19-1

If the subject matter of the patent is an invention in the field of semiconductor technology, a compulsory or ex officio licence may only be granted for use for public non-commercial purposes or to re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-17-1

Applications for a compulsory licence under Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-10-1

A branch agreement may include, where appropriate in the form of a standard agreement indicating the various choices left to the employer, specific stipulations for companies with fewer than fifty emp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-19-1

The conditions and forms of appeal against the decisions of the official receiver taken pursuant to articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-1

The couple or unmarried woman whose embryos are stored are consulted, in writing, each calendar year on whether they wish to continue this storage method under the conditions set out in Article L. 214…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right.

Article L3132-12

Certain establishments, the operation or opening of which is made necessary by the constraints of production, activity or the needs of the public, may as of right derogate from the rule of Sunday rest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right.

Article L3132-13

In food retail outlets, the weekly rest period may be given on Sundays from 1 p.m. onwards. Employees under the age of twenty-one who live with their employers are entitled to another afternoon's comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-16

…the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM) in respect of the overseas accounts file and the personal loan repayment incident file are carried out under conditions laid down by decre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-15

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (French overseas departments note-issuing bank) provides public accountants, at the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-14

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (French overseas departments note-issuing bank) is responsible for centralising inf…

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