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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-5-1

As an exception to the provisions of Articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3, the sale or any other act of commercialisation of plant reproductive material by the patent holder, or with his consent, to a f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5-2

ENNEX 1-5-2 STANDARD FORM FOR SIMPLIFIED ANNUAL ACCOUNTING PUBLICATION STATEMENT-BUSINESS 1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capaci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-5

The procedures for submitting and examining applications for authorisation to open, for modification of initial authorisations and for transfer of authorisations to open, as provided for in Articles R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

I. - A surety guarantee mechanism is hereby set up to honour, in the event of default by a credit institution or finance company, the surety undertakings required by law or regulation and given by tha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article R561-5

Travel documents issued pursuant to Articles L. 561-9, L. 561-10 or L. 561-11 include the information listed in B of II of Annex 3.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-5

Without prejudice to the specific provisions relating to the indication of the origin of foodstuffs, the indication of origin is made compulsory for milk, as well as for milk used as an ingredient in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-52

I. - Articles L. 2334-1 and L. 2334-2, article L. 2334-7, with the exception of the second paragraph of 3°, the last paragraph of 4° and 5° of I, Articles L. 2334-8 and L. 2334-10 à L. 2334-12, the fi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-5

When contracts signed before 10 January 1985 are extended or revised, they must be brought into line with the provisions of this section. The conditions for the application of this section shall be de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Individual accounts for periodic certification

Article D4022-5

For the purposes of the second paragraph of Article L. 4022-10, the administrative authority responsible for managing individual accounts is the public interest group mentioned in Article L. 1111-24.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-5

Articles L. 1321-1 , L. 1321-10 and L. 1322-14 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1611 of 22 December 2022.

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