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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-13

If the debtor presents proposals for amicable sale, the distraining creditor who accepts them shall communicate the content thereof, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the credit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-4

Inventions which are the subject of European patent applications, filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property, may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been grant…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

Inventions which are the subject of patent applications may not be disclosed and freely worked until authorisation has been granted to do so.During this period, patent applications may not be made pub…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-20

Inventions that are the subject of international applications filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property may not be disclosed and freely exploited until authorisation has been granted to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies E

The presidents of the overseas regional councils, the territorial assembly of Wallis and Futuna, the departmental council of Mayotte, the territorial councils of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthé…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-40

Communities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation have sole authority to create and manage crematoria and cinerary sites. Crematoria and adjoining cinerary sites may be managed dire…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-44

Where the European arrest warrant has been issued for the purposes of criminal proceedings, the Investigating Chamber shall accede to any request for a hearing of the requested person made by the judi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705-2

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for the offences referred to in Article 705, request the investigating judge initially seised to relinquish jurisdiction in favo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-17

The situation of detainees likely to be subject to the measure provided for in Article 706-25-16 is examined, at the request of the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, at least three months before the d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-18

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of…

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