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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…ineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 1983 as amended.-Research teachers governed by decree no. 84-431 of 6 June 1984 as amended and resear…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-8

…led)3° Failure by a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product or product subject to the marketing authorisation provided for in article L. 5121-8 to communicate the date of marketing of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-47

…g that the health professionals involved in the activities mentioned in 2° of I of Article R. 2142-39; 2° Gathering, keeping and making accessible the information communicated to it relating to incide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-23

…are sent by pharmaceutical establishments and by establishments authorised under articles L. 4211-9-1 and L. 4211-9-2 to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Acts and formalities relating to the seizure of immovable property and sale by auction

Article A444-193

…p and any amending slip, pursuant to articles R. 322-46 du code des procédures civiles d'exécution 19.23 € 27 Concerning co-ownership lots, notification to the managing agent of the notice of transfer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Gametes.

Article L1273-3

…t makes it possible to identify both a person or couple who has donated gametes and the couple or unmarried woman who has received them is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-30

…ed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no. 2013-269 of 29 March 2013 on combating late payment in public procurement contracts, this new period may no…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-24

…ed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no. 2013-269 of 29 March 2013 on combating late payment in public procurement contracts, this new period may no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for airports

Article L5125-7-1

…thin the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing common rules in the field of civil aviation security, only one annex is auth…

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