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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents

Article A123-72

The National Institute of Industrial Property does not issue information on registrations and other registrations made before 1 March 1954.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-49

The rules of procedure referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of the above-mentioned Act of 20 January 2017 specify the rules of organisation, operation and professional conduct within the Autorité des mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-10

The implementation of medically assisted procreation is preceded by individual interviews of the requesting woman or couple with one or more doctors and other health professionals from the centre's mu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-3

…n in Article L. 714-5 or, in the case of a European Union trade mark, Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017; b) Or that there were valid reasons for its non-use; 2° An application fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8

I.-The Autorité des marchés financiers shall perform the duties arising from Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and shall ensure that the provisions thereof are applied. II-Any new fact or any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: FIAs open to professional investors

Article L742-9

…of 22 May 2019 L. 214-161 and L. 214-162 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-162-1 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-162-2 and L. 214-162-3 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 214-16…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

…of 22 May 2019 L. 214-161 and L. 214-162 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-162-1 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-162-2 and L. 214-162-3 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 214-16…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L785-9

…In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2 law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-18-3 Order no. 2020-11…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Prevention of healthcare-associated infections

Article R1524-6

…cable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2017-885 of 9 May 2017, subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article R. 1413-79 is amended as fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3

An embryo may only be conceived in vitro within the framework and in accordance with the objectives of medically assisted procreation as defined in Article L. 2141-1.Taking into account the state of m…

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