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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-7

The articles L. 411-4, L. 411-5, L. 612-11, L. 613-8, L. 613-9, L. 613-19, L. 615-2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President of the Departmental Council or one of the members of the Board of Directors appointed by the President of the Departmental Council after the renewal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the adoption of one or more early intervention measures

Article L613-45

When the resolution board is informed that a credit institution or investment firm has adopted an early intervention measure as provided for in Article L. 511-41-5, the resolution board may order the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

I.-The following offences are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° Any person prescribing veterinary medicinal products or medicated feedstuffs to animals for which the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Proposal

Article L551-10

The applicant is informed, in a language he or she understands or may reasonably be expected to understand, that he or she may be refused material reception conditions or that they may be terminated u…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R7232-16

The declaration by the legal entity or sole trader, referred to in article L. 7232-1-1, is made to the prefect of the département where the legal entity's main establishment is located or where the so…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-36

Every director of a mutual, union or federation, within the meaning ofarticle L. 114-16 of the Mutual Code, is entitled to annual training leave.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-6

For the application of article L. 4221-16 in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the words "at the prefecture" are replaced by the words: "at the offices of the territory's senior administ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-36

Until the entry into force of the agreements provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 et L. 1424-17, the minimum amount of direct and indirect expenditure relating to the staff and goods mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-8

The provisions of articles L. 5212-24 and L. 5212-26 are applicable to mixed syndicates composed exclusively or jointly of communes, départements or public establishments for inter-communal cooperatio…

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