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Showing 62116220 of 62257 articles for Art. L. 111-10-4 et R. 111-45

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-42

…cerns a micro-organism, any person may, either from the date of publication provided for in Article R. 612-39, or before that date if it has been notified of a copy of the patent application, request…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-4

…dopting the business sale plan is communicated by the registrar to the persons mentioned in Article R. 621-7 and is advertised as provided for in article R. 621-8. It is served at the registrar's requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-40

For the purposes of calculating the number of staff referred to in articles R. 5142-38 and R. 5142-39, account is taken of persons engaged in the following operations: 1° Manufacturing and import oper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-42

…ruption or cessation of activity, establishments authorised for the activities mentioned in Article R. 4211-33 transfer unused advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis to the es…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-46

The President of the Etablissement Français du Sang or the Director of the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre is notified of the decision of the Director General of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-2

…itiation of public proceedings by the public prosecutor, or by means of a direct summons of the perpetrator to appear before the competent court or a complaint brought before the investigating judge ;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6113-11-4

The provisions of articles R. 6113-2, R. 6113-4 and R. 6113-7 are applicable to army hospitals. For the application of the provisions of articles R. 6113-1, R. 6113-9-1 and R. 6113-11, army hospitals…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-42

…y the president of the court.This decision is a judicial administration measure not subject to appeal.It is communicated to the persons cited in Article R. 621-7 and mentioned in the registers provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-4

The thresholds and adjustments provided for in articles R. 3252-2 and R. 3252-3 are revised annually by decree on the basis of changes in the consumer price index, excluding tobacco, for urban househo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment

Article R6341-43

By way of derogation from the provisions of articles R. 6341-39 to R. 6341-42, the payment of remuneration payable by the State may be made by the training establishments or centres when they are subj…

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