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Showing 36813690 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

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

Article L612-16

An applicant who has not complied with a time limit vis-à-vis the National Institute of Industrial Property may lodge an appeal with a view to having his rights restored if he proves a legitimate excu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-10

…n in question practising in this overseas territory take part in the election of delegates from the Paris departmental councils to the regional council or inter-regional council of the Ile-de-France r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34-2

I. - Voting by electronic means opens on a Wednesday at 12 noon (Paris time) and closes at the same time on the following Tuesday, or the following Wednesday if the period includes a public holiday.II…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-3-1

I. - Any person who is the subject of an identity check or verification as provided for in this chapter may, where this check or verification reveals that there are serious grounds for believing that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R743-10

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R744-10

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies B

I. - Capital gains subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies à 39 quindecies resulting from the exchange of rights and shares carried out at the time of the contribution of such rights or shares…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article D221-2-1

I.-The agreement provided for in article L. 221-2-1 determines the reciprocal rights and obligations of the federation and the elite athlete. 1° With regard to the athlete's training and socio-profess…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-5

The entry is made in a register kept by the competent registrar. This registrar shall be, as the case may be, the registrar of the commercial court, the registrar of the judicial court ruling on comme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L763-8

…ble shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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