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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-1

…or shall be sent there by post or by any means of teletransmission under the conditions defined by decision of its Director General. The filing date shall be that of receipt of the application at the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the temporary residence permit bearing the word "student" and the temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student-mobility programme".

Article R422-5

The Prefect's decision on the application for the issue of a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "student" provided for in articles L. 422-1 or L. 422-2, or a temporary or multi-annual resi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-7

…ble to it during this period. The administrative authority mentioned in article R.* 821-1 takes its decision after the one month period has expired, in the light of any observations that may have been…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 901

…on pain of nullity :1° The constitution of the appellant's lawyer;2° An indication of the contested decision;3° An indication of the court before which the appeal is brought;4° The heads of the judgme…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259-2

The judge may suspend the effects of the future protection mandate in the decision to open a judicial safeguard measure or, if the existence of the mandate is brought to his attention after this openi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-77

…he contentious appeal period, or where contentious proceedings have been initiated, until the court decision has become final, the media files including the copy of the source programmes and executabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-12

…requirements are necessary in order to ensure the safety of the water distributed. Before issuing a decision, the Prefect may require the licence holder, by means of a reasoned decision, to supply or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-33

…derogation period and must include an interim report justifying this second request. The Prefect's decision includes the information specified in 2° of article R. 1321-32. If the Prefect remains sile…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mandatory measures and conditions

Article D534

…ll as for any move abroad. The establishment abroad, if not provided for in the conditional release decision, may only be authorised by amending the said decision under the conditions set out in the f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-18

…officials are allocated a proportional fee on the proceeds of sales, the amount of which is set by decision of the Guidance and Supervisory Board, to cover the costs of the auction and sales.The esta…

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