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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-2

…tioned in a and b of 1°. The term of office of the members of the Enforcement Committee is four years. They may be reappointed once, subject to compliance with the gender parity requirements set out i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-35-2

…is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the employee's seniority rights. The employee retains all the benefits he acquired before the start of the leave.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-3

…ement report, the following information, included in the scope of consolidation defined in Articles L. 233-16 et seq. 233-16 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, for each country or territory: 1° Na…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-4

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of this sub-section.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3-2

…nic form relating to the rights regime of the producer of a database, within the meaning of Article L. 331-11, benefit from the protection provided for in Article L. 335-4-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-79-2

…ise, in addition to the members whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-69 and L. 225-75 of this code, members representing employees.A company whose principal activ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-60-2

I. - The group resolution scheme provided for in Article L. 613-60 must satisfy the following conditions: 1° It shall comply with the preventive resolution plans drawn up pursuant to paragraph 3 of su…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-5-2

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3, the sale or any other act of commercialisation of livestock or animal reproductive material by the patent holder, or with his c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-3

The Advisory Board referred to in Articles L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1 shall exercise the same powers in relation to the Board of Directors of the Office, in respect of the damage referred to in the third…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-4-2

…ten years' imprisonment and a fine of one million euros when the offences provided for in articles L. 163-3, L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 are committed by an organised gang.

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