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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

Without prejudice to the provisions which, pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Obligations to declare the transfer of medicinal products used in veterinary medicine

Article R5141-150

…ntation of each medicinal product transferred; 7° The quantity of animals treated or to be treated; 8° The dosage and duration of the treatment prescribed. II.For all sales of veterinary medicinal pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-1

…ingement of the rights of the owner of a design or model, as defined in articles L. 513-4 to L. 513-8, constitutes an infringement engaging the civil liability of its author. Facts subsequent to the f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-11

The notice of contravention provided for by articles 529-1 and 529-8 or the payment notice for the settlement provided for by Article 529-6 may be sent following the discovery of a traffic offence com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-37

I.-The period of validity of the authorisations referred to inarticle L. 6122-8 is set at seven years.II -When the holder of the authorisation begins the healthcare activity or puts the heavy equipmen…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

…ounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not complied with its obligation to pay the royalties within the time limits…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-6

For the application of article L. 1221-8-1 to Wallis and Futuna, the words: "persons under psychiatric care pursuant to Chapters II to IV of Title I of Book II of Part Three of this Code or article 70…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIa: Tax treatment of certain limited liability companies - Election for partnership status

Article 239 bis AA

…ned in article 515-1 of the Civil Code, may opt for the partnership tax regime mentioned in article 8. The option may only be exercised with the agreement of all the partners. It ceases to have effect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2353-4

…on, the introduction of new working methods or new production processes; 7° Transfers of production 8° mergers 9° The downsizing or closure of undertakings or parts thereof; 10° collective redundancie…

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

Article R2343-10

…upporting documents and evidence referred to in Articles R. 2143-7 to R. 2143-9 and Article R. 2343-8, or where these do not mention all the grounds for exclusion from the award procedure, they may be…

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