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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-4

…of shareholdings, and the purchase, sale or lease of buildings; 4° It authorises loans and accepts gifts and legacies; 5° It decides on legal actions and settlements. It may delegate these powers to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-2-1

…s, within the limits and subject to the reservations set out in Article L. 6145-16-1; 7° Donations, gifts, bequests and their income; 8° Any other income authorised by the laws and regulations in forc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-90

The procedures for organising electoral operations, the creation of polling stations and polling sections, their organisation and the conditions under which the Director General of the Agency appoints…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions specific to the "oncological surgery" modality

Article D6124-132-3

…gical oncology care pathways provided for in 2° of article R. 6123-92-3, must include the following protocolisation procedures: 1° For holders of the B1 visceral and digestive oncological surgery qual…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L2361-1

This Title applies to: 1° European Cooperative Societies constituted in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society and havin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article R711-2

A debtor of French nationality domiciled outside France may refer the matter to the over-indebtedness commission in the place where one of his or her creditors established in France is established.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-144

…ucational establishment to which they belong; d) A summary of the research or scientific evaluation protocol; e) A draft observation book, in compliance with the rules of good laboratory practice or g…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L752-5

A foreign national whose right to remain in France has ended in application of b or d of 1° of article L. 542-2 and who is the subject of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-24

The right of lien of the tax authorities and social security bodies covers all the professional and personal assets of the sole trader in the event of fraudulent manoeuvres or serious and repeated fai…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-6

…e the deductions provided for in I of article 990 I or I of article 990 I bis of the French General Tax Code. When the sums deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations on maturity of the con…

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