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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-14

The decisions referred to in this chapter are taken by the Director of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle under the conditions laid down in articles L. 411-4 et L. 411-5.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Safety

Article L463-1

The provisions of the article mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, in the wording indica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5221-4 is punishable by a fine of €3,000. The court may also impose the following additional penalties: 1° A ban on working as a temporary employmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-15

A disabled worker employed in an adapted enterprise receives a wage set in accordance with the job he or she holds and his or her qualifications by reference to the legal provisions or collective barg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-14

Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 612-15 and if it has received a filing date, the patent application shall give rise to the drawing up of a search report on the elements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-10

In the cases provided for in articles L. 2421-8 and L. 2421-9, the persons concerned shall vacate the premises within one year of the date on which they received notification of the formal notice prov…

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

Article L356-15

1° Supervision of the solvency of the group is exercised in accordance with the provisions of this Section and Sections II, IV, V and VI of this Chapter; 2° In the case of group supervision referred t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Nomination labour tribunal

Article L1441-11

Persons covered by 1° of article L. 1441-6, with the exception of domestic employees and their employers, are candidates in the section of the industrial tribunal within whose jurisdiction they carry…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General principles

Article L521-1

I.-The distributors of insurance products shall act honestly, impartially and professionally in the best interests of the policyholder or member. II.-Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-19

In the areas referred to in article L. 3132-24, either a collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, a collective agreement at branch level, or an agreement concluded at t…

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