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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1-1

The following may also be entered on the list of qualified persons provided for in Article L. 421-1 : 1° Subject to meeting the diploma requirements of 1° and 2° of Article R. 421-1 and provide eviden…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-1

The registered office of insurance and reinsurance undertakings having their head office in France must be located within the territory of the Republic. The registered office of foreign insurance unde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV bis: Procedure applicable to serial or unsolved crimes

Article 706-106-1

…ee shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the crimes provided f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2212-14-1

…ion from the provisions of the first paragraph, in the context of a teleconsultation referred to in 1° of article R. 6316-1, the medicines required for the voluntary termination of pregnancy are presc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-133-1

…authorisation holder ensures continuity of care. The holder of the authorisation for the "ischaemic and structural heart disease in adults" modality ensures that patients are diagnosed and treated aro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1516

I. - The rental values of the built properties mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose rental value is determined under the specific cond…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1517

I. - 1 New constructions and changes in the consistency or use of built and unbuilt properties, as well as changes in the use of the premises mentioned in I of article 1498 and factors likely to modif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518

I. - In the interval between two general reviews, the rental values defined in I and II of article 1496 and article 1497, as well as those for commercial premises mentioned in article 1501 and those f…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-10

For its application in Wallis and Futuna, Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-1

I.-A register of commerce and companies shall be kept in which the following shall be registered, upon their declaration:1° Natural persons having the status of traders, even if they are required to b…

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