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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22-1

Where the holder of a patent for a biotechnological invention cannot exploit the invention without infringing a prior plant variety right, he may apply for a licence to exploit the variety protected b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-12-2

…unicipal council of the new commune from among its members, under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7. By way of derogation, the mayor of the former commune in office at the time of the creati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines

Article L2334-25-1

…ragraph of Article R. 2334-11, the difference is deducted from the twelfths provided for in Article L. 2332-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-1

…(no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), indexed according to the rate mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 2334-7. From 2012, the amounts previously received under I of D of Article 44 of the aforemention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17-2

…determined by decree. The seniority condition is not required for the employee mentioned in article L. 5212-13, nor for employees who have changed jobs following redundancy for economic reasons or due…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-2

…rtising in favour of: 1° Investment services relating to the financial contracts defined in Article L. 533-12-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° Digital asset services within the meaning of Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-1

…ration due under a partnership contract or a contract referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code in respect of investment costs, which include in particular stud…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-2

…t remains suspended during the periods in which he/she is following the actions mentioned inarticle L. 323-3-1 of the Social Security Code under the conditions set out in the same article.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2-1

…contracts in the same company are considered to be successive, for the purposes of applying article L. 1244-2, when they are concluded over one or more seasons, including when they have been interrupt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-2

…pter, the person who filed the draft offer, acting alone or in concert within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, does not hold a number of shares representing more than half of th…

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