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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-15-1

…e grant of a reciprocal licence to use the protected variety. The provisions of the articles L. 613-12 to L. 613-14 shall apply.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis D

…ces, the distribution of free shares and payment deadlines, as provided for in amended articles 11, 12 and 13 of law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 relating to the terms and conditions of application of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Form of notifications.

Article 693

…pain of nullity.The provisions of Articles 8, 10, 11 and paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 mu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-2

…prohibited substance or method under the conditions set out in Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12; 3° To encourage the implementation of controls relating to the fight against doping; 4° Discoura…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-2

…ies and misdemeanours under article L. 2221-1 of this Code and articles 223-3, 223-4, 223-10 to 223-12, 227-1, 227-2 and 227-13 of the Criminal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-11

…shment; 2° The authorisation order sets, in addition to the security provided for in article L. 522-12, a special security at least equal to it. The special bond is provided either in cash or by a ban…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals temporarily residing on French territory

Article R426-9

…oluntary work contract referred to in article L. 426-21 includes the information set out in article 12 of decree no. 2006-1205 of 29 September 2006 on voluntary work in associations.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-14

…European Union and complies with one of the criteria set out in b to d of 3° of I of article R. 214-12.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-11

…ies is set at 1 mSv per year, with the exception of the specific cases mentioned in Article R. 1333-12.II - The equivalent dose limit is set for :1° The crystalline lens: 15 mSv per year ;2° The skin:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-31-1

…2005, in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of article 41 of law no. 2005-1549 of 12 December 2005 relating to the treatment of recidivism in criminal offences. 2° If they have been…

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