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

Article D712-30

The alert is sent by the National Institute of Industrial Property electronically within five working days of the publication of the filing of an application for registration of the trademark, contain…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-24

I.-For the application of the provisions of Article R. 224-22, parts from the circular economy mean:1° Components and elements that are marketed by the ELV centres mentioned in 7° of Article R. 543-15…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-1

When the commission finds that it is impossible to obtain the agreement of the interested parties on a conventional plan, it notifies the debtor by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L934-1

…Authority" are replaced by the words: "or that of the competent administration of New Caledonia. "; 4° In the eighth paragraph, the words: "and, where applicable, the agents and other persons mandated…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Experts.

Article R112

When experts are heard, either before courts or tribunals, or before investigating magistrates in connection with the assignment entrusted to them, they shall be awarded, in addition to their travel a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-10

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 2123-5, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-16

…ark charter is assessed on 1 January of the year in respect of which the allocation is distributed; 4° For the application of IV, the situation of all or part of the territory of a municipality within…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-8

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 3123-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article R4135-8

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 4135-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-8

To set the maximum time of absence to which, pursuant to article L. 7125-3, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service regulations or…

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