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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-18

The incidental income that the National Institute of Industrial Property may receive from the exploitation of its documentary holdings and the sale of its publications shall be instituted by decision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-18

An order of the Minister for the Economy, issued after consultation with the Autorité des marchés financiers, sets the conditions under which credit institutions and investment firms authorised in ano…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-18

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply1° "Meeting": a gathering involving the participation of motorised land vehicles, which takes place on a public road or a road op…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-18

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years and whose articles of association propose to defend or assist victims of accidents at work or occupational diseases may exercise t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-18

The people's savings plan entitles the holder, in return for payments into an account opened with or under a life insurance contract taken out with bodies governed by the Insurance Code or the Mutual…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-9

…ercised before any other right to a preferential allocation. All or some of the partners may also remain in joint ownership of all or part of the corporate assets. Their relations are then governed, a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-9

…the absence of special stipulations, they shall separately hold the powers provided for in Article 1873-6, except for the right of each to oppose any transaction before it is concluded.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-18

The number of dental assistants contributing to diagnostic imaging procedures, prophylactic procedures, orthodontic procedures or post-surgical care may not, on any one dental practice site, exceed th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Payment of the allowance

Article D553-18

Asylum seeker's allowance is paid monthly, in arrears, by crediting a cash withdrawal or payment card, on the basis of the transmission provided for in article D. 553-21.On a transitional basis or by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Amendment of approved unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-18

Approved unemployment insurance agreements may be amended by a rider approved under the conditions set out in article L. 5422-22, provided that this rider is compatible with the objectives set out in…

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