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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article R622-6

The articles R. 411-19 to R. 411-26, R. 612-1 (2nd paragraph), R. 612-2, R. 612-38, R. 613-45, R. 613-53 to R. 613-59, R. 615-1 to R. 615-4, and R. 618-1 to R. 618-3 are applicable to the conditions u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-71

In the event of the formation of companies by way of merger or division, the articles R. 814-59 to R. 814-62, R. 814-69, R. 814-70, R. 814-117, R. 814-122-1 and R. 814-148 are applicable.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may set a different reduction rate for each set of contracts with the same characteristics. All contracts in the same group have the same reduction…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-140

With the exception of 3° and 8° of article R. 322-47, articles R. 322-71, R. 322-73 to R. 322-76, R. 322-81, R. 322-83, R. 322-84 and R. 322-93 to R. 322-106-1, the provisions of section IV of this ch…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27-1

…ory authority concerned in another Member State communicates to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution a recovery plan for a subsidiary with its head office in that Member State under co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R8124-16

…fluence or appear to influence the independent, impartial and objective performance of his/her duties. In the light of the information provided during the interview, the staff member's work is organis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R4641-4

…on des conditions de travail is appointed by order of the Minister for Labour under the conditions set out in III of Article R. 4641-3. The Secretary General, who assists the Vice-Chairman in his duti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R920-1

…s of the code are applicable in the Department of Mayotte:1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 123-171-1, R. 122-1 à R. 122-17, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, R. 132-1 to R. 133-2, D. 145-12 à D. 1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-44

…industrial property attorneys or the list of patent attorneys as provided for in l'article 3 du décret n° 76-671 du 13 juillet 1976 modifié relatif à la qualification professionnelle en matière de bre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-5

A copy of the complete dossier is sent by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine. The D…

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