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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-4

For the application of article R. 1221-13 in Mayotte: 1° The following provisions are added to the first paragraph: "à l'article R. 243-19 du code de la sécurité sociale" ; 2° 1° and 2° are repealed.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-43

The time limits provided for in articles R. 411-21, R. 411-26 and R. 411-29 are increased: 1° By one month, when the claim is brought: a) Either before a court whose registered office is in mainland F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assistant pharmacists in pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5124-40

For the purposes of calculating the number of staff referred to in Articles R. 5124-38 and R. 5124-39, account is taken of persons engaged in the following operations: 1° Manufacturing and import oper…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-48

…urance undertaking may only use forward financial instruments in the cases provided for in Articles R. 332-45, R. 332-46 and R. 332-47. Any forward financial transaction which no longer complies with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-44

…f law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and by articles R. 4113-45, R. 4113-49 and R. 4113-79 imposing special majority conditions, decisions are taken by a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-43

…stablishment;3° the appointment of new persons responsible for the activities mentioned in articles R. 1222-35 to R. 1222-39 carried out in a blood establishment or at the Etablissement français du sa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-42

…powers as those vested in the national commission for the examination of speed circuits by articles R. 331-39 to R. 331-41.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-45

In carrying out the duties provided for in articles R. 1423-37 to R. 1423-42, the Registrar may be assisted by one or more deputies. The latter may manage several registry departments or supervise the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determination of performance times

Article R7422-4

The orders issued by the Prefect in accordance with article R. 7422-1 are published within one month of the date on which they were issued and inserted in the department's recueil des actes administra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-45

…and 2° of Article 706-25-7, concerning persons residing in France, the proof referred to in article R. 50-44 is handed over in person to the police station or gendarmerie brigade responsible for the p…

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