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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-56-1

…hich is the subject of the French patent application, the National Institute of Industrial Property may invite the applicant, before the drawing up of the preliminary search report, to communicate to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article R425-13

The college with national competence mentioned in article R. 425-12 is made up of three doctors; it issues an opinion under the conditions of the order mentioned in the first paragraph of the same art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-8

…holder or the company organises the collection of data by the prescribers mentioned in Article L. 5121-12-1. When the compassionate prescription framework concerns several medicinal products, the cos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reception and supervision of trainees

Article R8115-6

…eaches referred to in article R. 8115-1 are those resulting from failure to comply with articles L. 124-8, L. 124-14 and the first paragraph of article L. 124-9 of the Education Code. To set the amoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Labelling of magistral or officinal preparations intended for veterinary medicine.

Article R5132-18

…of administration. In order to record the registration number, dosage and instructions for use, it may include a blank space of sufficient size. In addition, the labels must include the information p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme.

Article L313-14

…and of the company receiving them, which also mentions them in the notes provided for in article L. 123-12 of the French Commercial Code. For the purposes of assessing the financial position of the co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising and general information

Article L341-24

…rmation free of charge pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-6, L. 313-7, L. 313-11, L. 313-12, L. 313-46, L. 313-47 is punishable by a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Provisions relating to the carrying on of certain co-insurance operations by insurance undertakings

Article R321-35

…hose head office is in France and which participate in the operations referred to in Article L. 321-12 as leading insurers shall provide the other insurers participating in these operations with stati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article D211-3

…terms and conditions applicable to contracts mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 224-25-12 include a box informing consumers of the procedures for implementing the legal guarantees referre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Conformity and safety of products and services

Article R521-3

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect…

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