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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-17

On notification of the detention, the holder of the goods is invited to inform the owner of the possibility offered to him to oppose the destruction of these goods. The right holder is informed that t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-159

In accordance with article R. 721-5, the court originally seised shall continue to have jurisdiction to rule on proceedings instituted prior to the date of the change of jurisdiction as well as on all…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-158

When the jurisdiction of a commercial court or a court of first instance ruling in commercial matters is modified as a result of a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts, the procedu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-17

The agenda for meetings of the European Company Committee is drawn up by the Chairman and the Secretary. It is communicated to the members of the Committee at least fifteen days before the date of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-17

Agreements by which intermediaries, in return for fees agreed in advance, arrange for victims of personal injury accidents or their beneficiaries to receive compensation from the guarantee fund are pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-17

The magistrate responsible for the measure may at any time appoint a doctor to check that the use of the anti-repulsion bracelet is not harmful to the person's health. This appointment is made at the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-17

I.-Payment of the allowance referred to in article L. 5131-6 and, where applicable, of the replacement income referred to in article L. 5421-1 may be stopped, in whole or in part, if the young person,…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R5522-17

For the application of article R. 5134-171 in Mayotte, 1° to 3° are replaced by 1° and 2° as follows: " 1° The director of the Mayotte university training and research centre, or his representative; "…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-17

The manufacturer or his authorised representative, the importer or the distributor is required to keep, for each incoming and outgoing transaction, at least the following information: 1° The date of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-17

When it is established that the operating conditions of the laboratory established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area holding the aut…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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