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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article R615-16

…dispute; 3° The applicant's pleas in law and submissions; 4° Any information in his possession that may be useful in resolving the dispute. Attached thereto is a copy of the statement and communicatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-16

…s for applying article L. 5122-9 ; 3° The conditions under which free samples of medicinal products may be given to the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5122-10; 4° (Repealed) ;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-16

…s where the law or the regulations expressly so provide. In other cases, the Assembly of Martinique may decide unanimously not to proceed with nominations by secret ballot.The results of public ballot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-16

…e des dépôts et consignations.If the continuation of the business so requires, the juge-commissaire may modify the distribution of sums between, on the one hand, the debtor's accounts and, on the othe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-16

During the investigation, the guardian or curator may only obtain a copy of the case file through the intermediary of the lawyer of the person under investigation or assisted witness, in accordance wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-16

…is notified of the date of the adversarial hearing by any means; the convicted person or his lawyer may, however, ask to be granted time to prepare his defence. The provisions of articles 712-18 or 71…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-16

No one may sit the oral admission tests unless they have been declared eligible by the selection board.The admission tests comprise:1° A fifteen-minute oral examination on civil and commercial law;2°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-163

…sheet, income statement and notes to the accounts for the past financial year. The General Meeting may also be convened at any time by the Board of Directors. II.-1° Notice of the General Meeting mus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…based, including winnings resulting from sums contributed by the operator, provided that the player may request payment thereof in cash or into his payment account.To calculate the levy, the amount of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 sexies

…code who does not benefit from the schemes defined in articles 50-0,64 bis and 102 ter of this code may opt to be treated as a single-member limited liability company or a limited liability agricultur…

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