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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-14

…nt of the regional company will give his decision within fifteen days of the request. This decision may be appealed to the chairman of the national company, which shall receive the appeal and give its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 1

…he minutes of the general meeting and a summary of unpaid amounts for each co-owner. (2) Article L. 1331-29 III and articles R. 1331-6 to R. 1331-8 of the Public Health Code for insalubrity; article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-18

…access to all or part of the personal data included in the processing mentioned in Article R. 6351-13, under the conditions laid down by the data controller, by virtue of their respective responsibil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-11

…inciple. If necessary, it will commission an expert opinion, but professional or industrial secrecy may not be invoked against it. The college is chaired by a member of the Conseil d'Etat, a magistrat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2623-1

…r the application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2313-3, the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-3

I.-During the opposition proceedings, the proprietor of the contested patent may amend the claims of that patent provided that: 1° the amendments made meet one of the grounds for opposition mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-17-1

The public waste prevention and management service is subject to cost accounting.The mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation presents, respectively, to the mu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Involvement of the guarantee fund

Article R421-50

…The guarantee fund replaces the insurer for the obligations and rights mentioned in article R. 211-13. In order to obtain reimbursement of the sums it has paid, the guarantee fund shall take all nece…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-3

…us foreign filing is claimed or that a guarantee certificate has been issued pursuant to the Law of 13 April 1908.2° The following attachments:a) Proof of payment of the prescribed fees;b) If an agent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-38

…ntioned in Articles R. 236-21, with the exception of the information provided for in 3°, 4°, 6° and 13°, and R. 236-36, with the exception of the information provided for in 4°, as well as the followi…

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