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Showing 36913700 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-125

…which: 1° It declares that there are sufficient charges against the person for having committed the acts of which he or she is accused; 2° It declares the person not criminally responsible on account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-3

…is subject to the professional sanctions provided for in article L. 4137-1 of the Defence Code for acts committed as a result of or in the course of his professional practice:1° As part of a commitme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-25

…1° The unique identification number of the applicant company or any document equivalent to the extract of registration in the trade and companies register for operators located outside France;2° The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-58

…e Disciplinary Board at the headquarters of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle. The act of referral is notified to the industrial property agent concerned. The secretariat shall send a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-53

…ion of the applicant, and the references of the patent application or patent, as well as subsequent acts affecting its existence or scope; 2° Acts modifying the ownership of the patent application or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1729

…it is reduced to 40% where it is not established that the taxpayer had the main initiative for the act or acts constituting the abuse of rights or was the main beneficiary; c. 80% in the case of frau…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-5

…litary personnel of the national gendarmerie units responsible for missions to prevent and suppress acts of terrorism, individually designated and specially authorised respectively by the Director Gen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-9

I. - The AMF Board may delegate authority to its Chairman and, if he is absent or unable to act, to another of its members, to take individual decisions falling within its remit, with the exception of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-40

A nurse who performs professional acts in France under the conditions provided for in article L. 4311-22 shall be subject to the disciplinary chamber of first instance in whose jurisdiction he or she…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-9

As soon as the offences provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 521-10, to the seizure of products unlawfully manufactured, imported, held, offered for sale, delivered or supplied and of equ…

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