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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 134

The officer responsible for the execution of a warrant for the bringing in, arrest or search of a person may not enter a citizen's home before 6am or after 9pm. The same applies when the officer is re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-36

…and entertainment" professional advisory committee, under the conditions set out in article R. 6113-21 of the Labour Code: - either by an order of the minister responsible for sport; - or by an order…

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

Article L612-13

…is granted. From the day of publication of the patent application pursuant to 1° of Article L. 612-21 and within a period set by regulation, any third party may send written observations on patentabi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-23

…ode without prejudice to the powers granted to the agents mentioned in Articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in Book V of the same Code. The Secretary Gene…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-33

…ion 5 of this chapter, for a period of six months or more, he may be excluded from the company by a decision taken by a majority of the other members. The excluded member has a period of six months, f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R714-1

…red trade mark may renounce it at any time, in respect of all or some of the goods or services. The declaration of renunciation must, in order to be admissible: 1° Be made by the proprietor of the tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-25

…sts to receive orders for medicinal products and other products or objects mentioned in article L. 4211-1 through the usual intermediary of brokers and to engage in the trafficking and home distributi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-34

If it decides to apply 3° of II of the article 803-8, the sentence enforcement judge may order, after consulting the public prosecutor and the prison administration representative, one of the measures…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book III: Security measures

Article A37-35

…urisdiction of the regional security retention courts provided for by articles 706-53-15 and 706-53-21 are set as follows: HEADQUARTERS OF JURISDICTIONS regional safety retention TERRITORIAL COMPETENC…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article A713-6

…nclude the cost of the paper and printing of the circulars, where the election organising committee decides that they should be sent on paper, in accordance with the conditions laid down in article R.…

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