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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-16

…ee, the unobserved period means the period of grace provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 612-19 and restoration shall only be granted by the Director General of the National Institute of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-14

The penalties provided for in Articles L. 654-3 to L. 654-5 the fact, for the persons mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 654-1, in bad faith, with a view to evading all or part of their assets from…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Sa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution.

Article L5216-10

…y of communes whose eligibility for the grant provided for in the fourth paragraph of II of article L. 5211-29 has been established under the conditions set out in Article L. 5214-23-1. The proposed e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-1

I. - The agents authorised, under the conditions set out in II of Article L. 450-1, to investigate and record breaches or failures to comply with the obligations set out in Title IV of this Book may,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article L2241-14

…or validating the experience acquired with a view to obtaining a qualification mentioned in article L. 6314-1; 2° The conditions for promoting access by employees, on a collective or individual basis,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

…tion, opticians may adapt the prescription with the written agreement of the prescribing practitioner. Opticians may adapt initial prescriptions for currently valid corrective lenses when they are ren…

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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 Martinique

Article R591-10

…tation of the procedures for processing asylum applications under the conditions set out in article R. 591-11. The order is issued for a period that may not exceed eighteen months. It is renewable. It…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R3321-1

The provisions of this Title, with the exception of articles R. 3322-1, R. 3322-2, D. 3323-4, R. 3323-6, R. 3323-10 and D. 3324-1, also apply to the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…ms constitute an infringement. This detention is immediately notified to the applicant and the holder. The public prosecutor is also informed of the said measure by the customs administration. During…

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