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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-7

…ed upon it by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. To this end, it may in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to jurisdiction

Article R615-1

…aim falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent court pursuant to Articles L. 615-17 and L. 615-18, it shall declare of its own motion that it does not have jurisdiction and shall re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions specific to the adoption of one or more early intervention measures

Article L613-45

…I of Article L. 613-50-6 and the confidentiality requirements set out in Articles L. 612-11, L. 612-17, L. 613-34-4 and L. 613-50-7.

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

Article R712-16-1

…Subject to the cases of suspension or termination of the procedure provided for in Articles R. 712-17 and R. 712-18, the opposition shall be investigated in accordance with the following procedure: 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

…ment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises and within the limits provided for by Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid com…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

…le for culture. In the absence of an agreement within twelve months of the publication of Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021, the conditions under which the performer may obtain communication of inform…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…e between the product mentioned in 1° of this article, in its wording prior to Finance Act no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 for 2021, as calculated for the allocation of the global operating grant in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-10

…a;3° One dental surgeon from among the permanent teaching and hospital staff governed by decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to the teaching and hospital staff of university hospital cen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-18

The probationary period referred to in article 21-17 is reduced to two years: 1° For foreign nationals who have successfully completed two years of higher education with a view to acquiring a diploma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-1

…articles L. 1221-2, L. 1241-1 to L. 1242-5, L. 1242-7 to L. 1242-9, L. 1242-12, L. 1242-13, L. 1242-17, L. 1243-7 to L. 1243-10, L. 1243-13 to L. 1245-1, L. 1246-1 and L. 1248-1 to L. 1248-11 relating…

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