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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-19

…to take cognisance at the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, on a confidential basis, of international applications for the protection of inventions filed with that institute.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-21

Before the end of either of the periods mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 614-20, the prohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister of Defen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-18

International applications for the protection of inventions made by natural or legal persons having their domicile or registered office in France must be filed with the National Institute of Industria…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-23

A decree in Council of State shall determine the manner in which the provisions of this Section shall be applied, in particular as regards the conditions of receipt of the international application, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Travel and subsistence expenses

Article R195

From the second day onwards, an allowance of 4.57 euros per day is granted to bailiffs detained away from their residence either by the performance of their duties, or because of the duration of the j…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Travel and subsistence expenses

Article R194

Judicial officers, who travel outside the commune of their residence, shall be allocated the allowance provided for in article R110. Judicial officers holding travel permits or enjoying reduced fares…

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French Customs CodeIn force
B. - Destruction before trial of certain categories of goods.

Article 389 bis

1. In the event of the seizure of goods :-classified by law as dangerous or harmful, or the manufacture, trade or possession of which is unlawful ;-as well as goods intended for human or animal consum…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subrogated curator and subrogated guardian

Article 454

The judge may, if he considers it necessary and subject to the powers of the family council if it has been constituted, appoint a subrogated curator or subrogated guardian. If the curator or guardian…

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French Customs CodeIn force
C. - Disposal of goods confiscated or abandoned by transaction.

Article 390

1. Confiscated or abandoned items are disposed of or destroyed by the customs department in accordance with the conditions laid down by order of the Minister of the Economy and Finance when the confis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Distance and intermediate works required for certain constructions

Article 674

…or hearth, forge, oven or furnace there, Lean a stable against it, Or establish a salt shop or heap of corrosive substances against that wall, Is obliged to leave the distance prescribed by the partic…

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