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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-7

I.-Options may be granted under the same conditions as in articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 and L. 22-10-56 of the French Commercial Code by a company controlled, directly or indirectly, exclusively o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-8-2

The regional development plan takes into account: 1° State programmes and, in order to harmonise them, those of local and regional authorities and their public establishments and services; 2° The nati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-94-2

…in the military operational reserve or the national police operational reserve mentioned in article L. 3142-89, the employment contract, an agreement between the Minister of Defence or the Minister of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-2

Where a fine is imposed pursuant to articles L. 242-5 and L. 242-6, following a request for mutual assistance under Article L. 511-10 involving a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-2

Undertakings not covered by the Solvency II regime are : 1° Undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-1 or in the first paragraph of Article L. 321-10-3 which are not Solvency II undertakings within…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain territories

Article L5125-6-2

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 5125-3-2, within the territories referred to in Article L. 5125-6, the optimum response to the population's need for medicinal products is assess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-2

…ished that the termination is not related to the performance of the occupational physician's duties and does not constitute a discriminatory measure. The employer must notify the labour inspector one…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-4

…r trade mark, the earlier trade mark, which is liable to be declared invalid on the basis of 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 711-2, had acquired distinctive character; 2° An application for a declaration…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-3

…declaration of invalidity was filed, in respect of the goods or services for which it is registered and which are relied on in support of the application, in accordance with the conditions laid down i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-5

An application for a declaration of invalidity filed on the basis of 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 711-2 shall be dismissed where the proprietor of the contested trade mark can establish that the trade…

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