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Showing 69416950 of 64513 articles for Art. L. 133-4 et R. 133-3

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-4

…uropean Economic Area and their successors in title within the meaning of the provisions of Article L. 123-7 benefit from the resale right under the conditions provided for by this code if their natio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to personal health information.

Article R1111-4

…the person making the request fails to respond within one of the time limits stipulated in article L. 1111-7, the information will be communicated to him/her.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article R234-4

When, pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 234-1, the statutory auditor shall inform the president of the court of the steps he has taken; this information shall be sent without delay by regis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution

Article R8253-4

…e for Immigration and Integration decides, in the light of any observations made by the employer, whether to apply the special contribution provided for in Article L. 8253-1.The Minister for Immigrati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-3

I.-The devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 shall be placed on the market or put into service in accordance with Article 5 of that Regulation and this Article.II.-Pursuant to A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-30

…d the numbering of houses and other buildings as part of the reference data provided for in article L. 321-4 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration. The procedures for appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-2-4

…from work justified by incapacity resulting from illness or accident lasting longer than a period set by decree, the worker may benefit from a pre-resumption examination by the occupational physician…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-30

The rating drawn up by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal in whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located is broug…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-4

The establishments mentioned in article L. 322-1 in which physical and sporting activities are practised must have a first aid kit designed to provide first aid in the event of an accident and a means…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-40

…entioned in Article 695-9-31 transmit information obtained from the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code to the competent services of the other Member States of…

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