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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting payment periods

Article R3133-11

Notwithstanding article R. 3133-10, the payment period is set at : 1° Fifty days for public health establishments and establishments of the armed forces health service; 2° Sixty days for public undert…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-1

The employee who is the author of an invention shall immediately make a declaration thereof to the employer. In the event of more than one inventor, a joint declaration may be made by all the inventor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-10

The employee and the employer shall refrain from any disclosure of the invention as long as a disagreement remains as to its classification or as long as it has not been decided. If one of the parties…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the General Council.

Article R142-1

A notice concerning the composition of the General Council is published in the Journal officiel de la République française each time it is renewed or replaced.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2631-1

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I to Saint-Martin :1° In article R. 2122-1, references to articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-10

The decision of the director general of the institute ruling on the application for registration where applicable, after a decision by the jury in accordance with articles R. 421-5 and R. 421-1-2 is n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-15

Each employee trade union organisation has two votes. Each professional employers' organisation has a number of votes proportional to its audience at national and cross-industry level determined under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-16

At least fifteen days before the date on which they are to be discussed by the Board of Directors, the draft resolutions relating to the allocation of the appropriations referred to in article L. 2135…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

The Board of Directors deliberates under the conditions laid down in article R. 2135-15, in particular with a view to: 1° Adopting the internal regulations of the joint management association or any s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-17

Without prejudice to the occupational exposure limit values laid down in articles R. 4222-10, R. 4412-149 and R. 4412-150, the air or mixtures breathed during work must have the following characterist…

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