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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Dispensaries

Article L6424-1

…out in the Mayotte dispensaries are integrated into the public health establishment from the date set by article 50 of law no. 2003-1199 of 18 December 2003 on the financing of social security for 20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General measures for the protection of business secrecy before civil or commercial courts

Article L153-1

…arty or a third party or which has been deemed to be of such a nature as to infringe a business secret, the court may, of its own motion or at the request of a party or a third party, if the protectio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article L162-1

…hich the sums left in the account are unavailable, this balance may be allocated to the benefit or detriment of the distrainor by the following operations, provided that it can be proved that they too…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Purchasing techniques

Article L2325-1

…on of framework agreements may not exceed seven years, except in duly justified exceptional cases, determined taking into account the expected lifetime of the objects, installations or systems supplie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Powers of the State representative in the département

Article L2215-10

Without prejudice to

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insured

Article L175-15

…fied to the insurer as soon as the insured becomes aware of it and at the latest within the period set by the contract, which may not be less than five working days. If the insured is acting in good f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-16

…rests of public health so require and in the absence of an amicable agreement with the patent proprietor, the Minister responsible for industrial property may, at the request of the Minister responsib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-114

…tivities and the measures to ensure the professionalisation of the jobs. If the employer fails to meet its commitments, particularly with regard to training, all public aid received must be repaid to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-3-1

For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Article L. 713-4 reads as follows: Art. L. 713-4 -The right conferred by a trade ma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-1

I.-Press publication within the meaning of this chapter means a collection composed mainly of literary works of a journalistic nature, which may also include other protected works or objects, in parti…

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