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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article R775-33

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-3

As stated in Article R. 79 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: (...) bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record is issued: (....) 24° To the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article R270-3

Failure by third-country national family members mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 234-1 to apply for the residence permit mentioned in article R. 234-2 within the time limits stipulated…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-3

Applications for residence permits not included in the list mentioned in Article R. 431-2 are made in Paris, at the Préfecture de Police and, in the other départements, at the préfecture or sous-préfe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-36

Only territorial chambers of commerce and industry whose constituency corresponds to at least one département or, failing that, whose number of nationals measured by the economic survey referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-30

Any import or export of gametes or germinal tissue is subject to the following information being affixed to the external packaging, in addition to the information mentioned in 4° to 7° of Article R. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-37

I.-The General Director of the Regional Health Agency will transfer the authorisation at the request of and in favour of the holder in the event of the replacement of: -a category A vehicle by a categ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article R1114-37

The resources of the Union nationale and the regional unions are made up of :1° An allocation from the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie under the national fund for health democracy provided for…

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

Article R612-3

The patent application shall comprise a request for the grant of a patent, the model for which shall be laid down by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-37

The master plan may provide, in compliance with the conditions defined in Article R. 711-36, for the merger of territorial chambers of commerce and industry whose districts border each other but which…

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