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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R714-8

…e and obtain a reproduction of the documents at his own expense. The Institute may make use of this option subject to proof of a sufficient interest.However, documents not communicated to the applican…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-17

…English test consisting of a fifteen-minute quiz; the mark is weighted by a coefficient of 1;4° An optional fifteen-minute quiz on the modern foreign language chosen by the candidate when submitting…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-35

…submission of a complete application file. When the Director General of the Agency makes use of the option granted to him under 5° of Article R. 5121-34, these time limits are suspended until the addi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 975

…industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal activity of a company subject, by law or by option, to corporation tax, provided that the taxpayer : 1° Holds the position of manager in the com…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-4

…The contracts underlying the portfolios of insurance or reinsurance commitments do not include any options for policyholders, subscribers or beneficiaries, apart from a surrender option if the surren…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-21-1

For all life insurance policies with a surrender or transfer value and for all capitalisation policies, the surrender or transfer value, where applicable, is equal to the difference between the curren…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-11

…ed; 2° Information relating to the procedural framework for their recording; > 3° Where applicable, references to the offences referred to in Article 706-55 that are the subject of the proceedings for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R744-13

…the application of I:1° Provisions referring to the European Investment Bank are not applicable;2° References to a Member State of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development are delet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-16

…is of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided that it has indicated that it reserves this option in the consultation documents. Where the procedure expressly refers to one of the formalised…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-6

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book V in French Polynesia: 1° In article L. 2512-1, 2° is worded as follows: " 2° A legal instrument such as an international agreement relating t…

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