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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international agreements and European Union law

Article R614-25

With the exception of Article R. 612-31, the provisions set out in articles R. 612-26 to R. 612-32 are, taking into account the provisions of Articles L. 614-20 to L. 614-22, applicable to internation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international agreements and European Union law

Article R614-24

A receipt, showing at least the number assigned to the international application, the nature and number of the application documents, and their receipt, shall be issued to the applicant.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

…f hospitals or a hospital, for the purposes of examining matters relating to that group or hospital and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris interna…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Consent

Article R1231-2

…of a cross-donation is envisaged, the request shall mention this. The presence of a lawyer is not mandatory.The donor refers the matter to the judicial court in whose jurisdiction either the health e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 420-2

…estitution of seized objects or for damages presented in accordance with the provisions of article 420-1 has all the effects of an adversarial decision; it is served on the civil party by bailiff in a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-2

…to offer their embryos for reception must give their written consent, in application of article L. 2141-5, after at least one interview with the multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical team men…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-26

…n the transfer is made by air without a scheduled stopover. However, in the event of an accidental landing on the territory of a Member State of the European Union, the Minister of Justice shall provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-25

If the Member State to which transit is requested cannot guarantee that the sentenced person will not be prosecuted or subjected to a measure involving deprivation or restriction of liberty on its ter…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer and transit.

Article 728-23

…e competent authority of the executing State has indicated that it agrees to recognise the sentence and enforce it on its territory, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office, if the senten…

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