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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-11

…r of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall examine the compliance of patent applications with the legislative and regulatory provisions mentioned in Article L. 612-12.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-16

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in articles L. 722-9 to L. 722-12, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-16

The provisions of article R. 823-12 shall not apply to the remuneration of each activity or assignment provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 823-9.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-16

…tioned in the same article, according to the rules and subject to the guarantees and sanctions applicable to the collection of contributions from the general social security scheme based on remunerati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13-1

Where a contract referred to in Article R. 342-1 provides that management expenses are not fixed for a period exceeding five years, and where the insurance undertaking does not assume an investment ri…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-15

…the estimated value of the need for which is equal to or greater than the European threshold applicable to these contracts, which is set out in a notice annexed to this code, shall be the subject of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-13

…ticles 30, 32 to 34, 36 to 41, 45 and 46 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020 are applicable. For the application of article 32, the reference to article L. 2314-5 of the Labour Code is s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-18

…ure and suitable premises, away from the main places frequented by the public, intended for the medical care of persons. These premises are made available to the medical service provided for in articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-10

Testing of medicinal products, within the meaning of 9° of article L. 5121-20, means all chemical, pharmaceutical and biological tests, non-clinical tests and clinical trials. Without prejudice to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15-1

…m the guarantees provided for therein shall inform the investment services provider either electronically or on paper.II. - For the purposes of 1° of III of Article L. 533-13, non-complex financial in…

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