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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…R. 611-15 to R. 611-18 Decree no. 95-385 of 10 April 1995 Article R. 611-19 Decree no. 2008-1472 of 30 December 2008 Article R. 611-20 Decree no. 95-385 of 10 April 1995 Articles R. 611-21 and R. 611-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-28

…tion held by the applicant in accordance with the classification set out in Article 11 of Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 as amended on the recog…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-26-1

When a couple or an unmarried woman wishes to have recourse to preimplantation diagnosis under the conditions set out in article L. 2131-4-1, at least one doctor from the multidisciplinary team of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…17 May 2011 L. 2223-5 to L. 2223-10 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2223-11 Order no. 2009-1530 of 10 December 2009 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2223-12-1 law no. 2008-1350 o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Withdrawal of sentence reductions in the event of non-compliance with obligations

Article D147-41

…rcement judge, including in the case of a person convicted of offences committed before 14 December 2005 and for whom judicial supervision has been ordered by the sentence enforcement court.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the international spread of diseases in New Caledonia

Article R3845-2

…oint may delegate some of its tasks mentioned in Article 4 of the International Health Regulations (2005) to a local focal point in New Caledonia, under the conditions laid down in the agreement provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the international spread of diseases in French Polynesia

Article R3845-4

…oint may delegate some of its tasks mentioned in Article 4 of the International Health Regulations (2005) to a local focal point in French Polynesia, under the conditions set out in the agreement prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

…RTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 222-1 to L. 222-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 222-7 and L. 222-8 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies

…ance of representatives to the European Parliament and in Article 9 of European Parliament Decision 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-7

…subject to secure electronic authentication, in accordance with the requirements of ordonnance no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 as amended relating to electronic exchanges between users and administr…

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