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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Other tobacconists

Article 502

…beverages by a document mentioned in 4° of article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and services or a receipt certifying payment of the excise duty on alcohol mentioned in article L. 311-1 of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions to hallmarking and testing of precious metals

Article 530

When the title of a work brought to the mark to the guarantee service or the approved inspection body is found to be lower than the declared legal title, a new test may be carried out if the owner so…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 551

Only articles covered with precious metal to a titre of at least 500 thousandths and bearing a special maker's hallmark are entitled to the designation "plated", "doubled" or "silver-plated". Silver a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-50

…he formation of a joint venture of industrial property attorneys referred to in Title II of the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 shall give rise to the insertion of a notice in a newspaper authorise…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R618-5

The terms of application of articles R. 612-1 to R. 612-25 and R. 613-53 to R. 613-59 are set by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-5

The Banque de France and the companies mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 751-2 from providing anyone with a copy of the information contained in the file. This prohibition does not apply…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-53

Local authorities and their groupings, alone or jointly, allocate a travel allowance to students mentioned in article D. 1511-52 for travel undertaken as part of their training period and for journeys…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Surveillance conditions

Article R3214-5

…to the supervision and protection of detainees hospitalised in the specially adapted unit, compliance with court orders and security requirements, and the reporting of incidents.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-51

…on paid on shares representing the contributions provided for in 1° of Article R. 4381-34 may not exceed the rate on securities advances from the Banque de France less two points. The remuneration of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-50

Any member may, at any time, inspect the documents referred to in Article R. 4381-49, the minute books and the registers and documents held by the company. The right to inspect includes the right to t…

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