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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-18

The Minister responsible for industrial property may give formal notice to the owners of invention patents other than those referred to in Article L. 613-16 to begin working them in such a way as to m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…xpenditure eligible for the family tax credit. Concerning the notion of professional category, this may involve providing data distinguishing between: a) Workers, employees, technicians, supervisors a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-19

I. - A UCITS may not grant loans or act as guarantor on behalf of third parties. It may, however, acquire financial instruments referred to in article L. 214-20 which are not fully paid up. II. - A UC…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-14

I. - In the event of the breaches referred to in II of Article L. 621-15, the AMF Board may publish a statement specifying the identity of the natural person or legal entity in question and the nature…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-5

I.-No research on the human embryo may be undertaken without authorisation. A research protocol conducted on a human embryo may only be authorised if : 1° The scientific relevance of the research is e…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 258

…the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique;c) Between ports in the departments of Mayotte and La Réunion. 2° The administrative authority may reserve, under conditions laid down by d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-18

…212-17 ; 3° A la préparation des œuvres audiovisuelles, prévues par les articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-3

…plicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Order no. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018, insofar as they concern students carrying out an activity as part of a commitment t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-22

…Article L. 115-17 and by all other interruptive acts under common law. Complaints are add…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

…espectively; > "Regulated activity": the activities of a profession that are subject to regulation. 17° "Regulated activity": the proportion of the activity of the professionals in a profession remune…

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