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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-27

The international filing fee and the search fee provided for in Rules 15 and 16 of the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty must be paid before the expiry of a period of one month from the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-27

Where the invention concerns national defence, the conciliation proposal shall not contain any analysis of the invention likely to result in its disclosure.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-27

Conditioned products, objects or equipment shall be left in the custody of their holder or, failing that, deposited in a room designated by the authorised agents..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-27

The department to which the authorised agent reports informs the sample holder of the results of the sample analysis. If the analysis establishes that the sample does not comply with the regulations,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Court-ordered liquidation and compulsory compensation for damages

Article R623-27

If no claim for compensation has been lodged with the court within the time limit set pursuant to Article L. 623-11, the judge shall declare the proceedings terminated.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article R531-27

When the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons decides, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 531-10 or Article L. 531-28, not to rule under the accelerated proce…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Duty to inform

Article D553-27

When not accommodated in one of the places mentioned in article L. 552-1, the asylum seeker informs the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration of their place of accommodation or housing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-27

The mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris may, under his or her supervision and responsibility, by decree, delegate signing authority to the director general of services of the mayor's office or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The Department's liability in the event of an accident

Article L3123-27

When the local elected representatives referred to in article L. 3123-26 are victims of an accident occurring in the course of their duties, the public authorities concerned shall pay directly to prac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Liability of the region in the event of an accident.

Article L4135-27

When the local elected representatives referred to in article L. 4135-26 are victims of an accident occurring in the course of their duties, the public authorities concerned shall pay directly to the…

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