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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-11

…3, the first sentence of article L. 332-4 and articles L. 332-5-1, L. 332-8, L. 332-10-1 and L. 332-19 of this Code are also liable to the additional penalty of being banned from entering or being in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-16

…one year from the expiry of the unobserved period.Where the appeal relates to the non-payment of a maintenance fee, the unobserved period means the period of grace provided for in the second paragrap…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-14

…nes the procedures for transferring the plan or implementing the provisions of II of article R. 144-19 if the thresholds defined in II of that article are exceeded; 6° Drafts proposals for amendments…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2631-1

…° In article R. 2122-1, references to articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references to locally applicabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6211-3

…nation. II - The contextual interpretation of results referred to in Articles L. 6211-2 and L. 6211-19 consists of writing down the biological significance of one or more results, taken individually o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-18

…on the water bill and, where applicable, sanitation charges in application of the articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-6.II. - At least six months before the end of the delegation contract, the delegate…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…of those elements considered as such. 4. Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19, inventions relating to a product consisting wholly or partly of biological material, or to a pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

…dverse events and reactions which are notified in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1123-19 and the procedures for such notification;5° The procedures by which the sponsor informs the compe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-23

…or not under their brand name, usually provide families with the services listed in article L. 2223-19 or define this provision or organise funerals must be authorised for this purpose in accordance w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-4

…). 4° Where applicable, the obsolescence audit drawn up by an approved technical inspector (Exhibit 19).

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