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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article R332-2

The period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 332-2 is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the day on which the seizure or description took place.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-2

A respondent who wishes to challenge a member of the Committee must, on pain of inadmissibility, make the request:1° In the case of the rapporteur, within one month of notification of the decision app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Abolition of communes.

Article R2114-2

The commission provided for in Article L. 2114-2 includes, in addition to the authorities designated in the said article, the departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Ad hoc mandate.

Article R611-20

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: EXCEPTIONAL ADMISSION TO STAY

Article R435-2

For the application of article L. 435-2, when considering whether to grant a residence permit, the prefect will assess, in the light of the circumstances of the case, whether to issue a temporary resi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-2

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, financial institution, branch, banking department and credit instituti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Creation of the digital health space

Article R1111-28

Before a digital health space is opened, the person concerned or his/her legal representative is informed by the health insurance organisation to which he/she is affiliated, by means of an e-mail sent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII BIS: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article R681-2

The agreement of the debtor referred to in IV of Article L. 681-2 and in Article L. 681-3 may be obtained at the hearing during which the court examines the application to open proceedings under Title…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2-1

When the misleading commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 have been followed by the conclusion of one or more contracts, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-2-1

I.-An employer who posts one or more employees, under the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 and article L. 1262-2, must submit a declaration, prior to the posting, to the Labour Ins…

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