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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-4

…owing earlier rights having effect in France:1° An earlier trademark pursuant to 1° of I of Article L. 711-3 ; 2° An earlier trade mark with a reputation pursuant to 2° of I of Article L. 711-3; 3° A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3

Article R421-44

…y the guarantee fund comprise :Revenue :a) Proceeds from the contributions provided for in articles L. 421-4-1, L. 421-6-1, L. 421-8, L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 ;b) Recoveries from compensation debtors…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-4

…ved environmental protection associations, health system users' associations approved under article L. 1114-1 and approved consumer protection associations, as well as national associations of victims…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-47

The provisions of article R. 123-45 do not apply: 1° To the updating of references made, in the main registration, to secondary registrations: the rectifying entry is in this case made ex officio by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-43

The limit provided for in 4° of article L. 6331-36 is determined by the rate of the total amount of the levy collection set by order of the Minister responsible for vocational training, with regard to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-4

…subject to financial penalties: 1° Selling the medicinal products and products mentioned in article L. 5121-8 at a price higher than that resulting from price regulations; 2° Selling to the public med…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-4

…vided they are at least eighteen years of age and satisfy the conditions laid down in II of Article L. 713-3 : 1° Voters in their own right referred to in 1° of II of Article L. 713-1 registered on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R6226-4

…temporary work agency may not enter into an agreement with a host company in application of article R. 6223-10 or with a company in another Member State of the European Union that may temporarily host…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-14

…ed procedure; 2° Or in accordance with an adapted procedure; 3° Or without prior advertising or competitive tendering. The estimated value of the requirement is calculated in accordance with the condi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article L3231-4

A département may only grant a loan guarantee or its surety to a private-law person mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of this article or in 1° of I of article L. 3231-4-1 or carrying out an opera…

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