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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-42

Deeds and documents intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications, emanating from a company for the liberal practice of industrial property attor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1071

Until a date to be set at a later date by decree, donations and legacies of any kind granted for the benefit of the "French Red Cross" association, recognised as being in the public interest by the la…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-1

The Regional Council, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the region in the areas of competence assigned to it by law. It has competence to promote the economic, social, health, cultur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-salaried worker training insurance funds.

Article L6332-12

If they are not already financed by a body responsible for financing continuing professional training for salaried employees or jobseekers, training expenses incurred by the beneficiary of the introdu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-3

Any holder of a marketing authorisation for a medicinal product or any operator of such a medicinal product is required, within one year of the promulgation of Act 2011-2012 of 29 December 2011 on rei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-12

The Agency's staff, with the exception of the Director and the Accounting Officer, are governed by a collective agreement. Notwithstanding law no. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952, as amended, instituting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6224-9

The president of the territorial council, the vice-presidents or the territorial councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the local au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6325-9

The president of the territorial council, the vice-presidents or the territorial councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the local au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6434-8

The president of the territorial council, the vice-presidents or the territorial councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the local au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-5

I.- Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, the following are applicable by operation of law in French Polynesi…

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