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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-30

If the judge considers that he has insufficient information on points that can be clarified by a visit to the premises or if it appears to him that the parties' claims differ on such points, he shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5126-40

Whatever the cause and duration of his absence, the pharmacist responsible for managing the pharmacy for internal use shall be replaced under the conditions defined by the statutory provisions applica…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-11

Where the filing has been made in simplified form, the applicant must, no later than six months before the end of the three-year period provided for in Article R. 512-10, waive deferment of publicatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transitional provisions

Article R718-7

Collective certification marks registered before the entry into force of decree no. 2019-1316 of 9 December 2019 remain governed by the provisions of articles R. 715-1 and R. 715-2 in their wording pr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: BENEFITS OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article R541-1

The certificate of application for asylum is renewed until the right to remain expires in application of articles L. 542-1 or L. 542-2.Renewal of the certificate of application for asylum is the respo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-10

I.-Before the holder of the authorisation referred to in article R. 1321-8 puts its installations into service, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will, at the expense of the holder of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11

The diploma mentioned in 1° of articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 certifies training in at least one of the following subjects: finance, banking, management, economics, law or insurance. A busi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Registrant's annual report

Article R2234-3

The indicators referred to in article R. 2234-1 include the indicators corresponding to: 1° The performance targets provided for in article L. 2213-8 ; 2° The proportion of contract performance entrus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article R49-20-1

The procedures for appointing, performing their duties and swearing in the specialist assistants provided for in Article 628-9 are those laid down by the articles R. 50 bis to R. 50 sexies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-6

When using work equipment and personal protective equipment, self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the following provisions: 1° Ge…

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