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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…earchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 1983 as amended.-Research teachers governed by decree no. 84-431 of 6 June 1984 as amend…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1765

If one of the conditions laid down for the application, as the case may be, of articles L. 221-30, L. 221-31 and L. 221-32 or articles L. 221-32-1, L. 221-32-2 and L. 221-32-3 of the Monetary and Fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Seasonal or occasional care establishments and services

Article R2324-49-2

…° In the operating regulations, the elements mentioned in 3°, 6° and 7° of the I of article R. 2324-30 are not required; 2° The obligation to ensure the assistance of a Health and Inclusive Reception…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 412-14

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-11

…ection to the merger, under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 236-15, L. 236-26 and L. 236-30, shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion or public availability of the draft ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Other security measures

Article D47-31

…se, when informed of the lifting of an involuntary hospitalisation in accordance with Article D. 47-30, the public prosecutor will notify the automated national criminal records department, so that it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-4

…ble: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 421-1 to L. 421-7-2Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-7-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Ordinance no. 2016-82…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

…ble: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 421-1 to L. 421-7-2Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-7-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Ordinance no. 2016-82…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-4

…ble: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 421-1 to L. 421-7-2Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-7-3 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Order no. 2016-827 of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-27

…his own expense by the national reference laboratory, within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 as amended on official controls…

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