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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: People with disabilities

Article A212-44

For people with disabilities, the Regional Director for Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion may decide to adapt the entry tests, the training programme and the assessment and certification tests. This de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-47

If the subject of the divisional application filed under Article R. 612-33 or from Article R. 612-34 extends beyond the content of the description of the initial application, the applicant shall be in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-49

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (4°, 5°, 6° and 8°), the applicant is notified of the decision and the reasons for it. The not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-46

If, apart from the cases provided for in articles R. 612-8 and R. 612-45, the patent application is not formally in order with regard to the provisions of this title or the decree adopted for their ap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-48

Where the applicant has been invited, pursuant to Article R. 612-33, to divide his application, he may, within the period provided for in that Article, submit written observations in which he refutes…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-45

The patent application shall be rejected if: 1° It has not been completed within the time limits laid down in Articles R. 612-8 (fifth paragraph), R. 612-11 (sixth paragraph), R. 612-21 and R. 612-35…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Substantial changes to research.

Article R1123-42

The substantial modifications referred to in Article L. 1123-9 are those which occur after the authorisation of the research by the competent authority and the favourable opinion of the Committee for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Substantial changes to research.

Article R1123-44

…rch requiring express authorisation, if the competent authority does not respond to a request for substantial modification from the sponsor, this will be deemed to constitute authorisation on expiry o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Substantial changes to research.

Article R1123-43

…opinion under the conditions set out in Article R. 1123-23. If the Committee's opinion is unfavourable, the sponsor may not implement the modification to the research.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-4

The deeds constituting the security established in the name of a provisional beneficiary and, where applicable, the deeds ensuring its publicity specify that the provisional beneficiary is acting eith…

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