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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-8

…ce where it was immobilised and, if applicable, the place where it was transported to be deposited; 4° A brief description of the vehicle, including its registration number, make, colour and, where ap…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery of the summons to pay in the event of seizure to the third party purchaser

Article R321-5

…haser. It includes the information listed in article R. 321-3. However, the warning provided for in 4° is replaced by a summons to fulfil one of the obligations set out in article 2456 of the Civil Co…

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

Article L612-16-1

An applicant who has not complied with the priority period instituted by Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in respect of the National Institute of Industrial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Article L2226-1

…e last paragraph of article L. 1331-1 of the public health code and by the zoning defined in 3° and 4° of article L. 2224-10 of this code as well as by the regulations in force. The procedures for car…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-5

…even result in unconsciousness; 3° Sports involving the use of firearms or compressed air weapons; 4° Competitive sports involving the use of motorised land vehicles, with the exception of karting an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 b (art. A322-82)

Conditions for exploration in air diving in the natural environmentSPACESSUPERVISED DIVINGSCUBA DIVINGMinimum skillsof supervised diversMaximum numberof the group(not including the person supervisingt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-3

I. - A healthcare professional is subject to the professional sanctions provided for in article L. 4137-1 of the Defence Code for acts committed as a result of or in the course of his professional pra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-14

…Health and a pharmacist representing the Minister for Overseas Territories, in an advisory capacity;4° A professor or senior lecturer in pharmacy training and research units, a pharmacist in active se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-13

…and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the payment periods provided for in I of Article L. 441-10 and 1° to 4° of II of Article L. 441-11 shall only be counted from the date of customs clearance of the goods…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-25

…the appeal;3° The name and address of the title holder if the applicant does not have this capacity;4° The constitution of the applicant's lawyer.Except in the case of an implied decision to reject, a…

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