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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-27

The request for authorisation to disclose and freely exploit the invention which is the subject of a patent application, before the end of the five-month period provided for in article L. 612-9, shall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-29

The request for compensation for the loss caused by the extension of the prohibitions on disclosure and free exploitation is sent by the owner of the patent application to the Minister of Defence by r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article R354-2

…des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 354-3, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article R143-22

For the application of articles L. 143-2, L. 143-6, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-28

The articles R. 623-1 and R. 623-2 are applicable to receivership proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-21

…f the time limits for contentious appeals, the media files comprising the copy of source programmes and executable programmes, the voting materials, the count, results and backup files must be kept un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-20

…the subject, in accordance with the procedures laid down by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Screening for neonatal diseases

Article R1131-22

The provisions of article R. 1131-4 apply to neonatal screening. The information provided to the holders of parental authority specifies in particular the purposes of this screening.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Screening for neonatal diseases

Article R1131-21

Neonatal screening refers to the screening of newborns for the purpose of secondary prevention. It is carried out on all newborns or, in certain cases, on those at particular risk of developing one of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R7111-27

…les of procedure. The committee may only deliberate when at least five representatives of employers and five representatives of professional journalists are present and take part in the vote. When, du…

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