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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-51-9

Each financial holding company of the liberal profession of industrial property attorney is subject, by the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, as soon as it is register…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions to the fire and rescue service budget from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the European Collectivity of Alsace

Article L1424-97

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R212-92

Subject to having submitted a declaration to the Prefect or the Minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mountain leader,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-9

I. - The identifiable and specific additional costs borne by the operators mentioned in the previous article in order to provide the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numériq…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-9

Exceptionally, a temporary authorisation to use water for human consumption may be granted by the Prefect when:1° A restriction in use or an interruption in distribution is imminent or effective, due…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article R461-9

I. - The Hearing Officer shall hold office for a term of five years. He may be reappointed once.II. - The Hearing Officer may intervene at the request of a party. He may also draw the attention of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employer representation at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-9

I.-For the purposes of measuring the audience of the professional employers' organisations provided for in 3° of Article L. 2152-4, companies that are direct members of the professional employers' org…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Application to the armed forces health service

Article R6153-93

Army hospital interns in training are called "junior doctors" when completing phase 3, known as the consolidation phase, mentioned in article R. 632-20 of the Education Code, and "interns" when comple…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 431-4

The granting of aid is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-9

I. - The Autorité de la concurrence may, in respect of matters falling within its remit and after prior information of the Minister responsible for the economy, communicate the information or document…

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