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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-24

…n of priority may not be made or corrected after a request has been made under 1° of Article L. 612-21. In accordance with Article L. 612-7(1), in order to prove the existence of the earlier applicati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-2

…e L. 2334-15 or to the first fraction of the rural solidarity grant provided for in Article L. 2334-21. For communes that meet the five cumulative conditions mentioned in the following six paragraphs,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…the Franche-Comté sports resources, expertise and performance centre; 20° The Director of Sports ; 21° The Director of Youth ; 22° The Director of Tourism ; 23° The Director General of the National G…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to securitisation companies

Article L214-179

…isation company are not taken into account for the application of the provisions of Articles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1 of the French Commercial Code;4° The board of directors or the managem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L754-5

…26 July 2013 L. 313-12-2 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-13 article 209 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 L. 313-14 and L. 313-15 Act no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 L. 313-16 law no. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

…ent et des produits de santé.The application must include the information specified in Article R. 5121-21 and must be accompanied by a dossier comprising :1° A copy of the marketing authorisation, cer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…tries du vivant et de l'environnement;20° The French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea;21° L'Institut national du cancer ;22° L'Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…state of polygamy legally constituted in Mayotte on the date of publication of Law no. 2003-660 of 21 July 2003 on programmes for overseas France or Ordinance no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010 on provision…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-2

…n their wording resulting fromIn Title IR. 410-1R. 413-1R. 414-2R. 414-5 and R. 414-6In Title IIR. 421-1 to R. 421-5R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-2

…The individualised chapter provided for in article L. 4433-7-1 applies articles R. 371-16 to R. 371-21 of the Environment Code. The system for monitoring and evaluating the regional development plan i…

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