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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-42

…f the patent application, request access to the culture filed in accordance with Articles R. 612-14 and R. 612-15. The request is made in writing to the National Institute of Industrial Property. It s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-42

The mandate of a permanent representative appointed by a legal entity appointed to the Supervisory Board is given for the duration of the latter's term of office. If the legal entity revokes the manda…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Operation of veterinary pharmaceutical companies and establishments.

Article R5142-42

…ry pharmaceutical establishments operate in accordance with the good practices mentioned in article L. 5142-3 which are applicable to them. In particular, they have : 1° Premises fitted out, arranged…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to tourist communes and classified resorts.

Article R133-42

A joint order by the ministers responsible for tourism and local authorities specifies :-the conditions for application of articles R. 133-37 to R. 133-41, and in particular the procedures for classif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-42

Where an appeal is lodged against a decision or order made pursuant to Article L. 612-10 (first and second paragraphs) or against an order or decree made pursuant to

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation and content of the shared medical file

Article R1111-42

…ins : 1° Data relating to the holder of the shared medical record: a) Data relating to the identity and identification of the holder ; b) Data relating to prevention, health and medical, social and me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-42

…authorised to supply to the public the medicinal products, products or objects mentioned in article L. 4211-1 and in 4° of article L. 5121-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Controls.

Article R814-42

…or her activity. As an exception to the previous paragraph, the person mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 is subject to an inspection, which relates to the activity for which it has been appointed,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 420-1

…a report. This request is deemed to constitute a civil party if the public prosecution is initiated and the criminal or police court is directly seized.In the cases provided for in the two preceding p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 420-2

The decision rendered on the claim for restitution of seized objects or for damages presented in accordance with the provisions of article 420-1 has all the effects of an adversarial decision; it is s…

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