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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-2

The order granting the compulsory operating licence shall be issued after a reasoned opinion has been given by the committee referred to in Article R. 613-10 which shall give its opinion on whether th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tax base

Article 1635 quater J

The flat-rate value of installations and facilities is set as follows: 1° For pitches for tents, caravans and mobile leisure homes, €3,000 per pitch; 2° For pitches for light leisure dwellings, €10,00…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article D443-4

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article D442-4

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-8

A foreign national holding a residence document must, in the absence of an application for the issue of a new residence document six months after its expiry date, provide proof once again, in order to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2543-1

The provisions of Book VI of Part One, with the exception of those of articles L. 1612-12 and L. 1612-14, and those of the articles contained in Book III of this Part, with the exception of the provis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the use of registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt

Article R145-38

Where, pursuant to articles L. 145-4, L. 145-10, L. 145-12, L. 145-18, L. 145-19, L. 145-47, L. 145-49 and L. 145-55, a party has recourse to registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the dat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Exercise of jurisdiction by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-40

The Public Prosecutor responsible for receiving, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-137, the information from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor indicating that he is referring to the national authoriti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-15

The industrial tribunal convenes a general meeting under the conditions set out in article R. 1423-23 to elect a new chairman or a new vice-chairman when one of these offices becomes vacant for one of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Jurisdiction over vocational training and apprenticeships where there is no social and economic committee

Article R2312-61

In undertakings with fifty or more employees which are not required to have a social and economic committee or a body of the type mentioned in article R. 2312-60, a special committee is set up and con…

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