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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-7

If the variety has already been the subject of an application for protection in another State with a member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and if a denominati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-11

The public prosecutor shall forward to the competent authority of the executing State a certified copy of the sentencing decision or probation decision and the original or a copy of the certificate re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-7

…cine Agency's Orientation Council in application of article L. 1418-4. These criteria relate to the duration and content of the training and experience and, where applicable, to the development of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-7

Medicinal products subject to clinical trials, on the one hand, and any reference medicinal products and placebos, on the other, are prepared in accordance with good manufacturing practice, defined in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-72

During the pre-liquidation period, the fund : 1° May no longer arrange for new subscriptions of units other than those of its unitholders on the date of its entry into the pre-liquidation period in or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 754 B

…of directors or the management board of the issuing company are, for the purposes of applying death duties, presumed, in the absence of proof to the contrary, to be the owners of the shares which are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-7

Local and regional authorities shall exercise their own powers in compliance with the constraints imposed by national defence. In this respect, the division of powers provided for by law shall not pre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Seizure of assets

Article 706-148

If the investigation relates to an offence punishable by at least five years' imprisonment, the liberty and custody judge may, at the request of the public prosecutor, order by reasoned decision the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-6

The disclosure of information enabling both the donor and the recipient of blood to be identified, in breach of article L. 1221-7, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

I. - Cash withdrawals may be made from the cash account associated with the SME Innovation Account defined in article L. 221-32-4. II. - In the event of the liquidation of a company whose shares are h…

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