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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-1

…tice, du ministre chargé de la propriété industrielle et du ministre chargé de l'enseignement supérieur ; 2° Possession of a diploma awarded by the Centre d'études internationales de la propriété indu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-1

As an exception to article 768, the guardian may only accept an estate that has fallen to the protected person up to the amount of the net assets. However, he may accept it purely and simply if the as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-3

…ing mentioned in I of Article D. 5422-4 with the information mentioned in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, as well as the information relating to the limitations of their right…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 204

…of the same book may be validly addressed to any of the heirs or signatories of the declaration of succession.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-7

…its annual report or on any other medium, the information referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Representation.

Article 752-2

…of the children and descendants of brothers or sisters of the deceased, either if they come to his succession concurrently with uncles or aunts, or if all the brothers and sisters of the deceased hav…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 780

The option is time-barred after ten years from the opening of the succession. An heir who has not taken sides within this period is deemed to have renounced. Time-barring only runs against an heir who…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Transfers by death

Article 645

…ayment of the duties being able to be deferred beyond two years from the death of the author of the succession.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-20

…ive, when their application is submitted, the information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, as well as information on the limitations of their rights provided fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The nature, amount and exercise of rights

Article 757-3

…cease of the father and mother, the property which the deceased had received from his ascendants by succession or gift and which is included in kind in the succession shall, in the absence of descenda…

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