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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-28

The Registrar shall send to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, by simple letter, a copy of the notice of appeal. As soon as he is notified of the appeal, the Direct…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-28

…trict or complete the measures for publicising the sale under the conditions set out in Articles R. 322-37 and R. 322-38 of the code of civil enforcement procedures.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of access for humanitarian associations

Article R744-28

Any association duly registered for at least five years, whose purpose is the defence of foreign nationals, the defence of human rights, medical and social assistance or assistance to persons deprived…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-28

The intermediaries referred to in article R. 519-27 above are required to analyse a sufficient number of contracts on offer to be able to base an objective analysis of the market and recommend or prop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-28

…itizenship and autonomy councils mentioned in Article L. 149-1 of the Social Action and Family Code;3° A college of representatives of the territorial health councils mentioned in article L. 1434-10,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medico-technical committee.

Article D4622-28

The medico-technical committee provided for in article L. 4622-13 draws up the service's multi-annual project. It is informed of the implementation of the service's priorities and multidisciplinary ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4322-28

…mer members of the councils of the ordre in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 4322-10, excluding councillors of the council concerned who are in office. The terms of office of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-2

…record, throughout the national territory: 1° The offences provided for in the articles 1741 and 1743 of the General Tax Code and the laundering of these offences when there are clear presumptions tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-28-1

…ther establishments in accordance with the procedures set out in the first paragraph of Article R. 6241-28. The funds that could not be paid to the recipient establishments before the latest of the da…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-28

Before the expiry of the time limit set by the judge pursuant to article R. 249-27, the prison administration shall take any measure it deems appropriate to put an end to the conditions of detention i…

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