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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Authorised bodies for the collective management of resale rights in the absence of a known successor in title, or in the event of vacancy or disinheritance

Article R329-2

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 329-1, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister for Culture, who issues a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-26

…k that the representatives have been appointed in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 711-25 and send the minutes of the operations to the prefect of the region in which the grouping'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and activities.

Article R5142-2

…r imports through the intermediary of the operator who carries out these sales or transfer operations. Operators, stockists and wholesale distributors of veterinary medicinal products may only distrib…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10 : Olive oil and table olives

Article R412-26

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 and 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991, as amended, on the characteristics of olive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-24

…given its opinion, and in particular the protocol, the information document referred to in Article L. 1122-1 and, where applicable, the brochure for the investigator;5° Where applicable, identificati…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-2

I.- Pursuant to Article L. 1333-4, the following is prohibited in the manufacture of consumer goods, foodstuffs or animal feedstuffs:1° Any addition of radionuclides, in addition to those naturally pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of claims.

Article R622-23

In addition to the information provided for in Article L. 622-25, the statement of claim contains:1° The elements likely to prove the existence and the amount of the claim if it does not result from a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-2

…ppears on the electoral propaganda of employee trade union organisations in accordance with Article L. 23-112-2 and former members of the Commission also benefit from this protection, under the condit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-2-1

For the application in New Caledonia of article L. 2141-11:1° In the second paragraph of I, the words: "and, where applicable, that of one of the parents exercising parental authority or of the guardi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-2-1

By way of derogation from article L. 4383-2, the number of students or pupils mentioned in this article recruited to meet the needs of the armed forces and their distribution between the institutes or…

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