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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-18

…ariat. They may obtain a copy. The member of the Board or the agent appointed in application of the last paragraph of Article R. 232-11, who has access to all the documents in the file, receives a cop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-4-1

…t the earliest at the end of the first year of practice and at the latest in the year following the last period of temporary authorisation to practise granted. They are deemed to have passed the knowl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-13

…tre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.The declaration must be made within three months of the last day of the month in question. After this date, the turnover for the month in question cannot be…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44-8

The period referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 613-23-2 shall be four months. The date of the end of the investigation phase referred to in the same paragraph is notified without delay to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-8

The period mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 716-1 is three months. The date of the end of the examination phase referred to in the same article is notified without delay to the parties by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-44

…n particular those listed as follows, for a minimum period of five years from the date on which the last unit of the model concerned was placed on the national market: a) Cuffs; b) Batteries; c) Charg…

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

Article R531-9

…hange of this address, to inform the Office without delay. Failing this, correspondence sent to the last address known to the Office is deemed to have been notified to the addressee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The regional economic, social and environmental council

Article L4134-6

Article L. 4135-1, the first and last paragraphs of Article L. 4135-19 and article L. 4135-26 are applicable to the president and members of the regional economic, social and environmental council. Me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company.

Article R229-2

The notary who carries out the checks provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 229-2 and in the second paragraph of Article L. 229-3 may not have acted as an agent, drawn up private deeds or g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-12

Within a period of one month from the last of the notifications provided for in the first paragraph of the preceding article, the person lodging the appeal shall submit, against a receipt or by regist…

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