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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation of Disciplinary Boards and Chambers

Article D4125-33

The Chairman and the members of the Executive Committee of a Council of the Ordre may receive an allowance, the amount of which is determined on the basis of the duties and workload of each member and…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-3

Practitioners who choose to collect their fees directly provide the director of the public health institution with a summary statement of their self-employed activity, which is required to calculate t…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-3

The following provisions of Part Four of this Code are not applicable to Mayotte: 1° Book I; 2° In Book II: a) Article

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: Offences relating to investor protection

Article R465-3

The time limits mentioned in II and III of article L. 465-3-6 run from the date shown on the acknowledgement of receipt of the registered letter or the date shown on the receipt of the letter delivere…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-2

…tives are elected by the departmental council from among its members within four months of its renewal. Lists of candidates must be composed alternately of one candidate of each sex. The list with the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-37-1

Amendments to the patent application must not extend its subject matter beyond the content of the application as filed.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-39-1

Where the patent application has been filed in the form of a provisional application, the written request referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 612-39 must be accompanied, on pain of inadmi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-3

I.-By decision of their deliberative body, the communes of French Polynesia and their groupings may acquire shares or receive, as a fee, contribution shares issued by a semi-public company created by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L221-3

The provisions of sections 2, 3, 6 of this chapter applicable to relations between consumers and professionals, are extended to contracts concluded off-premises between two professionals provided that…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-3

Where the classification implies the opening in favour of the employer of the right of attribution, the declaration shall be accompanied by a description of the invention. This description sets out: 1…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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