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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-3

…e meet one of the grounds for opposition mentioned in Article L. 613-23-1 raised by the opponent; > and 2° The amendments made do not extend the subject-matter of the patent beyond the contents of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-31-2

…nt opened in the name of a customer, other than a person mentioned in 1° to 7° of Article L. 561-2, and cash withdrawals from such an account where the cumulative amount over a calendar month exceeds…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-13

The AMF shall specify the conditions for applying Articles L. 532-10 to L. 532-12. In particular, it shall determine the procedures for publicising decisions to withdraw authorisation or deregister.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-10

…It may only carry out transactions that are strictly necessary to protect the interests of clients and the shareholders and unit-holders of collective investment schemes;3. It may only refer to its s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-11

…efer to its status as a portfolio management company by stating that it is in liquidation. Notwithstanding the provisions of 4° and 5° of article 1844-7 of the Civil Code, the early dissolution of a p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-12

…e European Economic Area, this deregistration entails the liquidation of the branch's balance sheet and off-balance sheet items.Any company that has been deregistered remains subject to the supervisio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-33

…utive days in other cases. At the end of these periods, this operation is authorised by the liberty and custody judge at the request of the public prosecutor, for a maximum period of one month, renewa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-23

Environmental judicial officers are appointed from among the persons mentioned in the first and third paragraphs of Article R. 15-33-29-21, by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-21

…inspectors must have passed a technical examination. The procedures for organising this examination and the test programme are set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for the En…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-22

…ake up the jury must sit for the entire duration of the examination. The jury draws up the list of candidates who have passed the technical examination.

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