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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-42

…ve formal notice to the authorising officer to fulfil his obligations. If at the end of a period of 30 days following this formal notice, the authorising officer has not complied, the Director General…

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

Article 41

…to the competent court, that he or she is in one of the situations provided for by the articles 131-30-1 or 131-30-2 of the Penal Code, the public prosecutor may not issue any order for deportation fr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-6

…ration designating France, in accordance with Articles 39 and 40 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017, constitutes a prior claim enforceable under I of Article L. 711-3. Where a trade mark pre…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-3-1

…ernational Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of 15 June 1957. The use of general terms, including the general indications contained in the class headin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-10

…mentioned in article L. 1142-10 or one of the lists instituted by article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts or, exceptionally, from outside these lists. The Office then inf…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-2

Article L. 224-27, the I of article L. 224-28, articles L. 224-29, L. 224-30, L. 224-42 and the I and III of article L. 224-42-2 are also applicable to end users who are micro-enterprises, small busin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-9

…agnostic, therapeutic or scientific purposes is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4-1

…article L. 1232-3 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The same penalties apply to the implementation of a protocol that has been suspended or proh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Trade secrets

Article L621-1

…attempting to reveal a manufacturing secret is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. The court may also impose, as an additional penalty, for a period of up to five years,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L354-1

…f this chapter in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The words: "30,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "3,580,000 CFP francs"; 2° The words: "150,000 euros" are r…

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