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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Actions against the Office.

Article R3122-12

The statement or statement of reasons provided for in article R. 3122-11 shall include a list of the supporting documents produced. The exhibits and documents are submitted to the registry of the cour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-172

…of the merger. These particulars shall be accompanied by the documents provided for in articles R. 214-143 and R. 214-175, to which may be added the report of the contributions auditor; 3° The dates o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-147

…s, by court decision. They shall be subject to the incompatibilities provided for in article L. 822-11-3, without prejudice to the possibility of being appointed to perform the duties provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Online sales of corrective lenses and corrective ocular contact lenses

Article R4362-14

…in a legible and comprehensible manner: 1° A hypertext link to the legislation and regulations applicable to optics and eyewear ; 2° A hypertext link to the website address of the Agence nationale de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-17-1

Applications for a compulsory licence under Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-120

…ber 100 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 0.967% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.532% From €17,000 to…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 sexies

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation may, where circumstances justify, and subject to the provisions relating to value added tax, allow temporary admission accounts to be regularised:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

…court and the Paris assize court exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of Articles 43,52 and 382. As regards minors, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the inves…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R711-14

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-11

…e date of alienation by letter, message on a durable medium or the means provided for in article L. 113-14. No indemnity may be paid to the insurer in the above cases of cancellation. All the provisio…

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