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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-22

The provisions of Articles L. 614-19, L. 614-20 and L. 614-21 shall not apply where, since the applicant is not domiciled or headquartered in France, the Institut national de la propriété industrielle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-144

I. - The following documents and information are sent or made available to all shareholders under the conditions set out in articles R. 214-137 and R. 214-138, no later than fifteen days before the me…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-10

The documents whose production is provided for in articles R. 623-4 to R. 623-6 as well as in articles R. 623-15, R. 623-17 and R. 623-36 must be written in the French language. The person in charge o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-22-2

I.- By way of derogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Generators, kits and precursors.

Article R5122-18

The provisions of sections 1 to 3 of this chapter, with the exception of article R. 5122-17, are applicable to advertising for the generators, kits and precursors defined in 8°, 9° and 10° of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Valuation of the property

Article L313-22

The assessment referred to in article L. 313-20 gives rise to the drafting of an appraisal document taking into account, in accordance with the standards mentioned in 2° of the same article, the legal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-22

In the absence of an agreement defining the period of night work, the labour inspector may authorise the definition of a period different from that provided for in article L. 3122-20, in compliance wi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Contracts for the decoration of public buildings above the European thresholds

Article R2372-15

The provisions of article R. 2172-17 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R2192-12

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 2192-13, R. 2192-17 and R. 2192-18, the payment period runs from the date of receipt of the request for payment by the contracting authority or, if the contrac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-16

When the individual limited liability entrepreneur is registered in the special register mentioned in Article R. 526-15, the registrar shall indicate in the register the information provided for in 1°…

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