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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation concerning Community designs

Article L522-1

Chapters I and Ia of this Title shall apply to infringements of the rights of the proprietor of a Community design.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation concerning Community designs

Article L522-2

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the seat and jurisdiction of the courts of first instance and of appeal which shall have jurisdiction to hear the actions and claims provided for in Arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Representativeness criteria

Article L2151-1

I.-The representativeness of professional employers' organisations is determined according to the following cumulative criteria: 1° Respect for republican values ; 2° Independence ; 3° Financial trans…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local representative

Article L2433-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee local representative, candidate for this position or former local representative in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Conseiller prud'homme

Article L2438-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee representative, candidate or former employee representative, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative authorisation procedure set o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Maritime assessors

Article L2439-1

Breaking the employment contract of a maritime assessor, a candidate for these positions or a maritime assessor who has been out of office for less than six months, in disregard of the provisions rela…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Employee adviser

Article L2437-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee registered on a list drawn up by the representative of the State in the département, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administrative autho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Representativeness criteria

Article R2151-1

For the application of 4° to 6° of article L. 2151-1, a professional employers' organisation resulting from the grouping of pre-existing professional employers' organisations may rely on all the eleme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-2

…ompliance with the gender parity requirements set out in this article. It is not interrupted by any rules concerning age limits that may apply to the persons concerned. Members may not be more than se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 568

…ce fee referred to in the first paragraph is recorded, collected and audited in accordance with the rules specific to indirect taxes.Purchasers-resellers of manufactured tobacco are natural or legal p…

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