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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R744-10

…ecreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of its In° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41

…acts are to be carried out in a jurisdiction other than that of the tribunal de grande instance, he may ask the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction to carry them out or to have them carrie…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-11

…3, the first sentence of article L. 332-4 and articles L. 332-5-1, L. 332-8, L. 332-10-1 and L. 332-19 of this Code are also liable to the additional penalty of being banned from entering or being in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-16

…cant who has not complied with a time limit vis-à-vis the National Institute of Industrial Property may lodge an appeal with a view to having his rights restored if he proves a legitimate excuse and i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2631-1

…° In article R. 2122-1, references to articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references to locally applicabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

…145-34 to L. 145-36, L. 145-38 and L. 145-39 ; 2° Book II, with the exception of articles L. 225-219 to L. 225-223, L. 252-1 to L. 252-13; 3° Book III, with the exception of articles L. 310-4, L. 32…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-100

…plan to transfer or purchase them, in accordance with the provisions in third paragraph of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. This period may be renewed by the Minister of Justice at t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…f sureties on the assets of the public establishment; 18° The acceptance of donations and legacies; 19° The acquisition of financial holdings and participation in economic interest groupings, public i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…of those elements considered as such. 4. Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19, inventions relating to a product consisting wholly or partly of biological material, or to a pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

…dverse events and reactions which are notified in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1123-19 and the procedures for such notification;5° The procedures by which the sponsor informs the compe…

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