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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to the audiovisual means of communication provided for in Article L. 532-13

Article R532-46

The persons concerned are duly summoned to a hearing room separate from that of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile, under the conditions laid down by the provisions of Article L. 532-13 and this sub-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions specific to certain products

Article R412-46

The specifications referred to in article L. 641-6 du code rural et de la pêche maritime may make it compulsory to use the words "appellation d'origine contrôlée" on the labelling and presentation of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article R321-46

Appeals against decisions made by the Enforcement Board pursuant to article L. 327-15 shall be brought, investigated and judged in accordance with the provisions of this title. The sanctioned organisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-46

The body referred to in article L. 4411-4 and the administrative authorities shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the information in their possession which has been reported to them as fallin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-46

The employer shall assess the risks created or likely to be created by explosive atmospheres, taking into account at least: 1° The probability that explosive atmospheres may occur and persist; 2° The…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 465-1

Where a judgment fixes a maintenance allowance or one of the claims provided for in articles 214, 276 and 342 of the Civil Code, the parties are informed in a document attached to the copy of the judg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance or revocation of title

Article R613-46

The annual fee for maintaining patent applications or patents in force, provided for in Article L. 612-19, is due for each year of the term of the patents. The filing fee covers the first annual insta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-46

When the agenda concerns transfusion safety and haemovigilance, the following are present as of right at meetings of the institutional medical committee in public health establishments or the institut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-3

I. - The agreement is freely entered into by each of the parties acting in their own best interests, taking into account in particular any direct or indirect advantage that may result. It shall contai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5211-46

As part of the EC declaration of conformity procedure, production quality assurance, for active implantable medical devices or medical devices in class IIb or class III, the manufacturer submits an ap…

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