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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R450-4

I.-The request for authorisation to disclose connection data referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 450-3-3 specifies for each investigation: 1° The name of the person suspected of having t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-4

I.-The National Coordination Committee of the National Agency for Territorial Cohesion comprises: 1° Representatives of the Agence nationale pour la rénovation urbaine (National Agency for Urban Renew…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Traders.

Article R128-4

I.-A serial number is allocated to each entry. II.-All entries in the national file of persons prohibited from managing assets include the following: 1° The surname, given name, date and place of birt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-4

I. - Exposures to the public entities referred to in Article L. 513-2 are assets, such as loans, or off-balance sheet commitments to or fully guaranteed by the entities listed below: 1. Central govern…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-4

The deliberation provided for in Article LO 7311-2 shall be transmitted to the Prime Minister and to the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity.When it relates to the adaptation o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R122-4

The standard articles of association applicable to the various forms of sports company mentioned in article L. 122-2 are set out in Annexes I-1 to I-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-4

I.- The following persons are eligible for election to the office of judge of a commercial court:1° Who are registered on the electoral rolls of the chambers of commerce and industry or the chambers o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-52

If a patent application is rejected or liable to be rejected due to non-compliance with a time limit set by the National Institute of Industrial Property, the rejection shall not be pronounced or shal…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-50

In the event of partial non-compliance of the description or drawings with the provisions of articles L. 611-17, L. 611-18, L. 611-19 (4°) or L. 612-1, notification shall be given to the applicant. Th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-51

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (7° and 9°), reasoned notification is given to the applicant. The notification contains a form…

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