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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-41

The provisions of this sub-section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of the Law n° 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 and whose corporate object is the joint practice of the profession of industr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-10

…in Article L. 741-8 shall be published by the registry of the judicial court in accordance with the forms provided for in Article R. 723-2.Failing agreement between the parties, the protection litigat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 638

…e subject, within one month of taking possession, to detailed and estimated declarations on special forms issued by the administration.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1377

…immovables, according to the rules provided for in articles 1271 to 1281 and, for movables, in the forms provided for in R. 221-39 du code des procédures civiles d'exécution.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Local missions for the professional and social integration of young people.

Article L5314-1

…blic establishments, professional and trade union organisations and associations. They may take the form of an association or a public interest group. In the latter case, they may recruit their own st…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-8

The jury for the technical examination is formed by the commission mentioned in article R. 15-33-29-5. The members of the committee or their substitutes called upon to make up the jury must sit for th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-22

The jury for the technical examination is formed by the committee referred to in article R. 15-33-29-19. The members of the committee or their alternates called upon to make up the jury must sit for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional identity card.

Article L7111-6

…ists have a professional identity card, the conditions of issue, period of validity, conditions and forms in which it may be cancelled being determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Former professi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligation to report and declare.

Article R1221-49-3

…icle L. 5311-1 falling within the scope of another vigilance, a copy of the adverse reaction report form for this donor or recipient is sent by the haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-2

The forms of procedure applicable before the judicial court in matters provided for in Book VI of the legislative part of this Code are determined by Articles 853 et seq. of the Code of Civil Procedur…

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