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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Article R122-21

…deposited by publishers. This report is sent to the chairman of the commission mentioned in article R. 122-15 and is published on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Communication.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-23

…e such départements. In the latter case, the time limit stipulated in the first paragraph ofarticle R. 331-22 is extended to three months.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-20

…letin officiel de la propriété industrielle at the same time as the mention provided for in article R. 612-39 or, after this mention, immediately after it has been formatted.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-2

The amount provided for in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R4021-20

At the request of the Minister for Health, the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development shall award any contract for continuing professional development services, corresponding to the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Property damage

Article R126-2

I.- Property insurance contracts covering damage to the bodies of rail, air, sea, lake and river vehicles and to goods transported are excluded from the scope of article L. 126-2 .However, the followi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-2

Decrees issued by the ministers responsible for health and social security determine, depending on the category of establishment in which the care is provided and the nature of this care as defined in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
29° bis : Tax reduction for contributions paid to forest clearing associations

Article 200 decies A

Subscriptions paid to authorised associations whose purpose is to carry out preventive work to defend forests against fire on land included in woods classified under article L. 132-1 of the Forestry C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-20

…he characteristics of the job offered ; 2° In the case of the employer referred to in II of Article R. 5221-1 of this Code: a) It complies with the social reporting obligations associated with its sta…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-28

…ediately available to ensure the repatriation of passengers under the conditions set out in article R. 211-31. For the application of the provisions of this article, credit institutions established in…

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