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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-20

The amount of the fees charged in connection with the filing, examination and granting of the patent as well as its maintenance in force may be reduced when the applicant belongs to one of the followi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Integration contract

Article R413-2

The foreign national referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 413-2 commits to a personalised republican integration programme. To this end, they sign the republican integration contract provi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25-1

For the "Contextualisation of violence" group, points for each of the sequences in the game are awarded as follows: 1° The violence is disproportionate and gratuitous: 1 point; 2° The violence is crud…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article R521-2

The publicity provided for in article L. 521-2 and in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 521-3-1 may be carried out via the press, electronically or by posting. Publication in the press, by elect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-4

When several trade union organisations affiliated to the same union have submitted competing lists for election to the same section of the Disciplinary Board, the Director General of the Centre nation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-25

The docket for each hearing is drawn up by the Chairman of the Disciplinary Board. The parties are summoned to the hearing. The summons must reach the parties at least fifteen days before the date of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-28

Articles R. 731-1 to R. 731-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the holding of hearings and deliberations are applicable before first instance and national disciplinary chambers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-27

Decisions are taken by the panel, by a majority of votes, in the absence of the parties. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-26

Cases are heard in open court. However, the Chairman may, of his own motion or at the request of one of the parties, after having obtained the opinion of the rapporteur where appropriate, prohibit acc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Termination of proceedings

Article 807-2

The partial judgment shall decide in its operative part only those claims that are the subject of the partial closure provided for in article 807-1. The court may order provisional enforcement, under…

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