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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 R613-25-3

The holder of the compulsory exploitation licence may request the Minister responsible for industrial property to amend the conditions of the licence in order to be able to supply additional quantitie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-72

The Director of Penitentiary Services shall take any measures necessary for the good order of the centre, the safety of individuals and the security of property under the conditions laid down by the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-17

When the president of the court issues an order temporarily suspending proceedings against one of the persons referred to in Article R. 613-16, the court clerk shall forward this information, in writi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-18

For the application of article L. 2313-1, the budget documents of the caisses des écoles remain filed at the head office of the public establishment.For local authority school funds, budget documents…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-18

For the application of article L. 2313-1, the budget documents of the caisses des écoles remain filed at the head office of the public establishment.For local authority school funds, budget documents…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation without a public offer or with a public offer referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-15

The Articles of Association are signed by the shareholders, either in person or by a proxy holder with special authority, after the custodian's certificate has been drawn up and after the report provi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L312-15

The penalties laid down in article L. 312-14 apply to the issuing or transfer, whether free of charge or for consideration, of admission tickets to a sporting event in excess of the number of spectato…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-25

The delegation provided for in article L. 131-14 is granted to a federation set up to organise the practice of one or more sports. In its articles of association, the federation shall list exhaustivel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-9

The provisions of articles L. 2352-14 and L. 2352-15 relating to the protection against dismissal and to the professional secrecy of the members of the special negotiating body of the European Company…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue

Article R421-27

The list and approval procedures for organisations issuing the hosting agreement referred to in article L. 421-14 and the standard model of this agreement are established by joint order of the ministe…

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