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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-4

…eties that are not clearly distinguishable from the protected variety within the meaning of Article L. 623-2 ; 2° Varieties whose production requires the repeated use of the protected variety; 3° Vari…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-4

…Cooperative societies of retail traders which carry on the activities referred to in 2° of article L. 124-1 may, in addition, admit as members any person referred to in Article L. 125-1.Retail trader…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-4

…approving, rejecting or amending the specifications of geographical indications defined in Article L. 721-2 or the withdrawal of such approval.It shall rule on applications for invalidity or revocati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union representation at group level

Article L2122-4

…the level of all or part of the group is assessed in accordance with the rules defined in articles L. 2122-1 to L. 2122-3 relating to trade union representativeness at company level, by adding togeth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-4

…roprietary medicinal products and industrially manufactured medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-8, used to transfer genetic material and not consisting of cells of human or animal origin.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical transport.

Article L6312-4

I. - In each département, the introduction into service by the persons mentioned in article L. 6312-2 of vehicles used for land medical transport, excluding vehicles used exclusively for transport as…

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French Sports CodeIn force
PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article L100-4

Sportsmen and women in paid employment benefit from the provisions of article L. 3122-28 of the French Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art.L. 3122-28-Any employee may, taking into account the company'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Removal from a living person.

Article L1231-4

…involved in cross-organ donation; 2° The operating conditions of the committee mentioned in article L. 1231-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and administration

Article L514-4

The decrees mentioned in article L. 514-3 set the rules according to which the surpluses arising at the end of the financial year and the bonuses acquired by prescription after realisation of pledges…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-4

…embryos being received by another couple or another woman under the conditions set out in articles L. 2141-5 and L. 2141-6;2° Their embryos being the subject of research under the conditions set out…

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