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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accreditation procedures for opening a medical biology laboratory

Article R6221-4

The French Accreditation Committee shall notify the laboratory of the accreditation decision no later than twenty weeks after the actual opening of the laboratory. Within the same time limit, the Fren…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-4

The following shall be inadmissible: 1° An application for a declaration of invalidity based on an earlier trade mark where the proprietor of the earlier registered trade mark does not establish, at t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 9: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis.

Article R211-49

A travel operator who, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 211-24, assists in the conclusion of a timeshare contract does so under a written mandate which indicates the name of the agent,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The report

Article R4251-4

The objectives in terms of transport infrastructure, intermodality, logistics and the development of passenger and freight transport relate to passenger and freight transport. They are determined with…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-45

I.-The Conférence des financeurs du sport is made up of four colleges. 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Regional Prefect or his representative; b) The Regional Academic Recto…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-47

I.-Magistrates shall have access to all data, information and communications content recorded in the processing system, for the purposes of the proceedings brought before them. II.For the purposes of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R523-4

The garnishee must immediately provide the bailiff with the information set out in Article L. 211-3 and provide him with the supporting documents. This is mentioned in the writ of attachment. If the w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-47

Public combat sports events: 1° Organised by a delegated sports federation, its regional or departmental bodies or by one of its members; 2° Involving a discipline for which this federation has been d…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-43

In the event of a medical examination being carried out with a view to the offer of compensation referred to in article L. 211-9, the insurer or its agent shall notify the victim, at least fifteen day…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-40

In addition to the information required by article L. 211-16, the offer of compensation must indicate the valuation of each head of loss, the claims of each third party payer and the sums due to the b…

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