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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-11

…able to the public before the filing date of the patent application by written or oral description, use or any other means. The contents of French patent applications and European or international pat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by the trade mark

Article L713-6

I. - A trade mark shall not entitle its proprietor to prohibit a third party from using, in the course of trade, in accordance with honest practices in the trade: 1° Of his surname or address where th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical transport.

Article L6312-1

…urient person, for reasons of care or diagnosis, on medical prescription or in a medical emergency, using land, air or sea transport specially adapted for this purpose, constitutes medical transport.T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article R1121-2

…s understood to mean any research in the context of which the product or products are prescribed or used on a regular basis and which complies with : 1° For research involving medical devices and in v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Thermal establishments.

Article R1322-60

Each spa establishment must possess and maintain in perfect working order the installations and equipment corresponding to the medical indications of the spa. The size of this equipment is proportiona…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-1

…deposit provided for in article L. 121-4 of the Highway Code, when the official report is drawn up using a secure electronic device whose characteristics are defined by article A. 37-19; the procedur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-9

Registration of the traditional herbal medicinal product is refused by the Director General of the Agency if the application does not comply with the provisions of Articles L. 5121-14-1, R. 5121-97, R…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual obligations of training providers and holders of the personal training account

Article R6333-7

…r the commitments he has entered into, it may, depending on the nature of the failure, temporarily suspend the payment of training from which he is benefiting or from which he is applying to benefit.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Discount rights.

Article 390 bis

…es of debtors or other special circumstances in the case of those whose profession is to carry out customs formalities on behalf of others, total or partial remission of tax penalties imposed by the c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-7

The purchaser accepts as sufficient proof that the candidate is not in a case of exclusion mentioned in article L. 2141-2, the certificates issued by the competent administrations and bodies. The list…

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