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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10-2

…arty to the Agreement on the European Economic Area must produce the documents mentioned in article R. 7123-10-1 in support of its licence application. If this agency has obtained a title of equivalen…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28-1

…ational de la propriété industrielle shall rule on the declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 within six months of filing. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notifica…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Emergency care procedures within the remit of the fire service

Article R6311-18-4

…refers to the doctor responsible for the telephone regulation service provided for in 1° of article R. 6123-1 or the doctor responsible for the medical coordination of the Paris fire brigade in his ar…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-4

…ctivity is liable to a fifth-class fine for:1° Failing to transmit the file provided for in Article R. 1333-105 ; 2° Failing to comply with the general requirements laid down in Article R. 1333-135; 3…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-17

…e urgency or major technical uncertainties, performance of the contract must begin while it is not yet possible to determine a definitive initial price;2° When the results of a costing survey relating…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-10

…evoking a transaction request that has not been executed in whole or in part;4° The procedures for settling transactions on the contract.When the member or policyholder of a contract whose guarantees…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisations authorised to manage reprographic reproduction rights

Article R322-1

…ment organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 122-10, if it meets the following conditions: 1° Demonstrate the diversity of its members on the basis of the catego…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Authorised bodies for the collective management of resale rights in the absence of a known successor in title, or in the event of vacancy or disinheritance

Article R329-1

…urces implemented for the collection of the resale right; c) The financing plan and provisional budget for the three financial years following the application for approval; d) The procedures for imple…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-16

…r purchasing policy, planning, strategy and management control for all contracts and amendments thereto. It is responsible for awarding contracts and amendments to contracts in accordance with the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-4

…r Health, on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé: 1° The list of substances that may not be used in tattooing products; 2° T…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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