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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-13

…filed and until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new claims. The option of filing new claims is…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

When it does not constitute the violation mentioned in 4° of article L. 232-10, the fact that any person, within the framework of the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5 and in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-13

…ocation must be authorised for a specific period in the case of research mentioned in 1° of article L. 1121-1 carried out outside healthcare settings, as well as in hospital departments and in any oth…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L312-13

…the creditor shall provide, free of charge, in addition to the information referred to in Article L. 312-12, a copy of the contract offer on paper or any other durable medium. Any additional informa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L23-11-1

…of the French General Tax Code. Where the company concerned controls, within the meaning of article L. 233-3 of this code, directly or indirectly one or more of the companies mentioned in the penultim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-1

…y the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé pursuant to 1° of Article L. 5311-2. Only tissues on a list provided for this purpose may be removed for donation for therapeu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6261-11

…ocal authority finally settled shall be made public by means of printing. The provisions of article L. 2313-1 are applicable to the local authority. The place where the documents are made available to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-13

…liberative bodies of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in article L. 5211-12 incur travel expenses on the occasion of meetings of these councils or committees, of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-16

…the absence of its proprietor if the latter has been duly replaced. The annex mentioned in article L. 5125-7-1 may not remain open to the public in the absence of a pharmacist.The legal duration of a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the public contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article L2521-1

…mentioned in this Book are subject to the rules on payment periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter II of Title IX of Book I.

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