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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-15

The costs relating to the detention measure or precautionary measures ordered by the civil court charged to the holder of the copyright or related right pursuant to this code and Article 29 of Regulat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-13

Failing a declaration within the period mentioned in article R. 742-11, creditors may apply to the juge des contentieux de la protection for relief from foreclosure within a period of six months from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-56

In bedrooms, dormitories or other rooms intended for sleeping in premises used for collective accommodation occupied by more than five people:1° The smallest dimension on the floor is at least 2 metre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-23

If the cheque-writing ban that has been suspended pursuant to Article L. 643-12 resumes its effects following recovery by the creditors of their right of individual pursuit, the enforceable order refe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-15

Special membership rules may be defined by agreement between the national overcompensation fund mentioned in Article D. 3141-22 and the employers' organisations representing a professional branch othe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-15

For employees in the agricultural professions for whom the employer provides food and accommodation or one of these benefits in kind, in the absence of a collective labour agreement, the daily food al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Age conditions for medically assisted procreation and self-preservation of gametes

Article R2141-37

The age conditions required by Article L. 2141-12 to benefit from gamete self-preservation with a view to subsequent medically assisted procreation are set as follows: 1° Oocytes may be retrieved from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes.

Article R2151-15

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine shall authorise the import and export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes, after obtaining the opinion of the Steering Committee. This au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-24

When it terminates the mediation, the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority shall notify its decision by any means giving a date certain of the receipt of this notification to the platform,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

The transmission of information referred to in Articles R. 5139-4, R. 5139-5, R. 5139-12 and R. 5139-14 may be carried out electronically after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the…

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