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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-5-2

…an exception to the provisions of articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3, the sale or any other act of commercialisation of livestock or animal reproductive material by the patent holder, or with his con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 172

…With a view to controlling the profits used as a basis for income tax, taxpayers making industrial, commercial or craft profits, non-commercial or similar profits or agricultural profits subject to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of application of plant variety certificates, duration and scope of the breeder's right

Article R623-58

…t take the necessary precautions, particularly in correspondence, advertising, in the drawing up of commercial catalogues, on packaging or labels, to ensure that this denomination is sufficiently appa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-124

The holder of a parallel import authorisation notifies the holder of the marketing authorisation for the proprietary medicinal product in the Member State of origin of the marketing in France of the p…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R323-1

The residential tourist village is a classified commercial accommodation establishment that falls within the perimeter of a leisure property rehabilitation operation defined by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-3

A human embryo may not be conceived, created by cloning or used for commercial or industrial purposes.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-35

Authorised police officers or gendarmerie units and authorised officers of the departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development shall record in the file proof of address or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-6

The institution may take on secondment or secondment of civil servants from the State and local authorities, as well as civil servants from public or private bodies managing a public service, in accor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-10-1

…2 may enter into a contract with a professional athlete or trainer whom it employs relating to the commercial exploitation of his/her image, name or voice. In the performance of the contract referred…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 8: Temporary detention of persons

Article 67-0 quater

In the event of the commission of a flagrant offence punishable by a prison sentence other than those provided for in this Code, customs officers may arrest the alleged offender with a view to handing…

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