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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-12

The right of priority provided for in Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is extended to any trademark previously filed in a foreign country. Subject to the pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Admission

Article L552-10

The prefect or, in Paris, the police prefect, may object on grounds of public order to the decision to admit an asylum seeker to a place of accommodation. In this case, the Office français de l'immigr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Decision by the Prefect

Article R434-26

…e authority responsible for issuing authorisation to enter France for the purposes of family reunification is the prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect. This authority takes a decision on the appl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

Article R512-1

…partment in which the foreign national habitually resides or, where the foreign national resides in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Assistance in exercising rights

Article R744-21

…t the latter's initiative, under conditions defined by an agreement concluded by the Prefect or, in Paris, by the Police Prefect.In each detention facility, this assistance is provided by a single leg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-15

…ians established in another Member State of the European Union performing professional acts on an occasional basis, after having declared themselves as service providers, are subject to the provisions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Democratisation and transparency.

Article D5842-5

…15, with the exception of its first paragraph, article R. 5211-18 and article R. 5211-18-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

The social and economic committee is informed and consulted : 1° Before an application to open receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings is filed with the company registry; 2° During safeguar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

…the same profession, the professional organisations represented on the High Council for the Paramedical Professions mentioned in Decree no. 2007-974 of 15 May 2007, on the commission for pharmacy assi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R781-1

For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, II of Article R. 612-18 reads as follows:"II. - Recovery of the contribution, penalty payments and sanctions provide…

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