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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-18

…f the cessation of the effects of the trade mark application against which the opposition was filed;3° Where the effects of all earlier rights have ceased;4° Where, after suspension of the opposition…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1506

…the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and the procedure applicable before the supporting judge; 3° 1462,1463 (paragraph 2), 1464 (paragraph 3), 1465 to 1470 and 1472 relating to arbitration procee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-2

…ours);2° Written test No. 2: handling of a practical criminal procedure case (duration: four hours);3° Oral test No. 3: presentation on a criminal procedure subject followed by an interview with the j…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Fees charged by judicial auctioneers

Article A444-1

…lling movable property, in particular notaries and bailiffs who perform these functions pursuant to 3° of the article 1 of the law of 1 June 1924 introducing French commercial laws into the départemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to all national interest markets.

Article R761-14

…and brokers; 2° Producers, their groups and organisations, who may only sell their own production; 3° Professional buyers; 4° Other users authorised by the manager, in particular operators and users…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Mortuary rooms (R).

Article R2223-90

Public or private health establishments must have at least one mortuary room whenever they register an average annual number of deaths at least equal to two hundred.The condition defined in the previo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article D6124-287

The practice of bariatric surgery, mentioned in 3° of the I of article R. 6123-202, requires access at all times to equipment and instruments adapted to the care of patients suffering from obesity.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-1

…rdance with Article 63-2; 2° The right to be examined by a doctor, in accordance with Article 63-3; 3° Of the right to be assisted by a lawyer, in accordance with the articles 63-3-1 to 63-4-3; 4° Whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

…to fees set out in Article L. 823-18 and Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014; 3° Persons or entities subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, their managers, director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R2111-1

…2324-35 and R. 2324-42 ; 2° An approved childminder taking in the child under a childcare contract; 3° A home childminder mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 214-1-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et…

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