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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 7: Reduction in royalties

Article R613-63

The reduction in royalties provided for in Article L. 612-20 is as of right for natural persons. If the applicant is a legal entity, the request for reduction must, on pain of inadmissibility, be subm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article L734-6

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 162-1 and L. 162-2 law no. 2007-1544 of 29 October 2007 II.-For the application of the articles menti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of reductions in sentences provided for in article 721

Article D116-6

…ined by the sentence enforcement committee. This notice informs the sentenced person that he or she may submit written observations to the committee on his or her own behalf or through his or her lawy…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Temporary secondment to a post of university hospital practitioner.

Article R6152-60

Candidates appointed as university hospital practitioners, pursuant to article 82 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13 December 2021 relating to teaching and hospital staff at university hospitals, are simul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-25

The Autorité des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which general-purpose investment funds must inform investors and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.Th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-6

…he approval order was published.The order suspending or withdrawing approval is communicated to the mayor of the municipality in which the association's head office is located, to the president of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Implementing provisions

Article L2152-6

After receiving the opinion of the Haut Conseil du dialogue social, the Minister responsible for labour draws up the list of professional employers' organisations recognised as representative by profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4222-6

…case of doubt, the president of the regional or central council of the ordre or his representative may hear the interested party. A check may be carried out by the competent administrative authority…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are on a pathway out of prostitution

Article R425-6

…and family life" temporary residence permit issued under the conditions provided for in article R. 425-5 may be withdrawn in the following cases: 1° Its holder has, on his or her own initiative, rene…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-6

…the list for which the average age of the titular candidates is the highest shall be elected.No one may appear on lists of different categories at the same time. Without prejudice to these provisions,…

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