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Showing 85018510 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article L421-1

A list of persons qualified in industrial property is drawn up annually by the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property. This list shall be published. Persons on the aforementioned li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-13

…fic termination indemnity, which may not be less than that of the indemnity provided for in article L. 1234-9.It sets the date of termination of the employment contract, which may not take place befor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties

Article L1152-1

In the event of the practice of an aesthetic activity in breach of the provisions of article L. 1151-2, the administrative authority may suspend the right to practice the activity concerned for a maxi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-12

…ed professional association refuses membership, it will give reasons for its decision. The decision to refuse membership may be appealed to the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the association…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Duration and implementation of professionalisation actions.

Article L6325-12

The minimum duration of the professionalisation programme may be extended to twenty-four months for persons other than those mentioned in article L. 6325-11 or when the nature of the qualifications pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-13

…n the sampling for a medical biology examination cannot be carried out in the medical biology laboratory within a timeframe compatible with the patient's state of health, it may be carried out in a he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

I.- Central securities depositories, within the meaning of 1.1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-1

Failure by a holder of sealed radioactive sources to comply with : 1° The obligation laid down in the first paragraph of II of Article R. 1333-161; 2° The obligation laid down in the second paragraph…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15-1

For the application of Article L. 463-4 as part of the review of proposed mergers provided for in Title III, persons providing information to the Competition Authority shall at the same time specify t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2391-18

When the decision to authorise the insertion of a deferred payment clause in a contract has been taken in application of article L. 2391-5, the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this chapter as well a…

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