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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-1

…thin the defence and management body; 5° Proof of payment of the fee provided for in article R. 411-17; 6° Where applicable, the authorised representative's power of attorney. III. - In addition to th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L764-2

…of the provisions having the same purpose in the Wallis and Futuna Islands"; 12° In Article L. 744-17, the words: "the public prosecutors responsible for the place of departure and the place of arriv…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-6

…and Indirect Rights;5° For the purposes of the attestation procedure referred to in Article R. 431-17, agents of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (French Office for Immigratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R134-6

…l be submitted by the commercial agent or by the persons mentioned in articles L. 526-15 and L. 526-17, via the single body. The application relating to the transfer to a sole trader or a legal entity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-16

…cs, Science and Teaching Committee for its opinion, under the conditions set out in article R. 1261-17. It may refer to the Committee any question concerning the operation of the special purpose entit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D142

…end, the judge may issue a warrant to bring in or arrest pursuant to the provisions of article 712-17. The decisions provided for in the third paragraph may be taken both by the sentence enforcement…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

…es and partner companies within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2 ; 2° Tax returns for the last three financial years for wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…rnal organisation of the grouping, including, where appropriate, the creation of a select committee;17° The division of powers between the general meeting, the administrator and, where applicable, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-1

…ent or ruling pronouncing the measure.This file shall be governed by this chapter and by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

…timate paragraph of this article and shall issue a decision under the conditions defined in article 17-1 of the aforementioned law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986.

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