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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R261-2

…ded as follows: "1° Electronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique. "4…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-1

…clude persons who, for a serious reason, do not appear to be able to perform jury duty. Non-compliance with the provisions of this article and the preceding article shall not invalidate the formation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition of the classification committee

Article R211-29

In addition to the chairman and deputy chairman of the committee, the film classification committee comprises twenty-seven full members and fifty-four deputy members divided into four colleges.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-20

Where the contracting authority intends to conclude the negotiations, it shall inform the remaining tenderers and set a common deadline for the submission of any new or revised tenders.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-20

…ragraphs of this article are granted by the Minister responsible for industrial property on the advice of the Minister of Defence. The authorisation provided for in the first paragraph may be granted…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-22

The provisions of Articles L. 614-19, L. 614-20 and L. 614-21 shall not apply where, since the applicant is not domiciled or headquartered in France, the Institut national de la propriété industrielle…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-21

…ohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister of Defence, for a renewable period of one year. In this case, the request is not forwarded to the Internatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-23

…which the provisions of this Section shall be applied, in particular as regards the conditions of receipt of the international application, the language in which the application must be filed, the est…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of technical specifications

Article R2311-2

The provisions of articles R. 2111-4 and R. 2111-5 apply.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-2

…V.II. - For the application of article L. 2111-1, the words: "of the departmental council" are replaced by the words: "of the assembly of French Polynesia".III. - For the application of the first para…

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