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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-1

Any person qualified in industrial property registered on the list provided for in Article R. 421-1 may request to be entered, with the same indication of specialisation, on the list of industrial pro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-6

…a carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " passeport talent " prévue l'article L. 421-13, may, as soon as they meet the length-of-stay conditions and without waiting two months before the ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-11

…e research year, provided for in articles R. 632-42, D. 633-13 and R. 634-13 of the Education Code, may only be carried out when a research year contract has been concluded between the postgraduate st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-19

I.-Within public interest entities within the meaning of article L. 820-1 and finance companies within the meaning of II of article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, a specialised committee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-2

For the purposes of investigating market abuse as defined by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-28

…the issue or borrowing, meets the definition in 22) of paragraph 1 of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

…561-18, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c and in 12°, 12°a, 13°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 may, when acting for the same customer and in the same transaction or when they have knowledge, for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of declarations.

Article R123-91

…f a Member State of the European Community subject to the application of Council Regulation No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or to the application of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…ppointment and dismissal of the director and his deputy;15° The conditions under which the director may be awarded the mission allowances defined in article R. 6133-29 ;16° The application for certifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-3

For the purposes of II of Article L. 613-20-4, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall draw up and send to the other competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union…

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