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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative detention

Article L751-10

…e risk of leakage referred to in article L. 751-9 may, except in special circumstances, be regarded as established in the following cases:1° The foreign national has previously evaded, in another Memb…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-3

…intended to be incorporated or to which they are intended to be applied must fall within the same class, within the meaning of the classification established by the Locarno Agreement of 8 October 1968…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-9

…by the head of the prison in accordance with 4° of article 706-53-7, that the person incarcerated has not been the subject of the information mentioned in article 706-53-6, this information is given…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-38

…ovisions of Article L. 612-38 of the Monetary and Financial Code, does not in itself constitute a reason making it necessary to appoint an alternate.In accordance with the procedures set out in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agency System Steering Committee

Article R1411-58-1

…f Armaments;11° The Director General for Research and Innovation;12° The Director General for Overseas Territories;13° Le directeur central du service de santé des armées ;14° The Chief Executive Offi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-8 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-29)

Article Annexe 8-8

…s and exclusions set out in Articles 2 and 3, against the pecuniary consequences of civil liability as defined in Article L. 822-17 and in the second paragraph of article L. 823-13 which he may incur.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Online sales of corrective lenses and corrective ocular contact lenses

Article R4362-14

…harge of the distance-selling activity and for the opticians practising within this structure or in association with it; 4° The registration number, pursuant to Article L. 4362-1, or, in the case of s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2

As part of the procedures and activities provided for in articles R. 4351-2-1 to R. 4351-2-3 which they perform, medical electroradiology manipulators are authorised to carry out the following activit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability on an individual basis

Article L613-42

I. - When, at the end of the assessment provided for in I of Article L. 613-41, the resolution board, after obtaining the opinion of the supervisory board, finds that there are significant obstacles t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

I. - Where the performer has transferred all or part of his exploitation rights, the assignee shall send him or make available to him by an electronic communication process, at least once a year, expl…

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