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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Special provisions for certain cross-border investigative measures.

Article 178-1

Where an investigative measure ordered abroad pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between the courts of the Member St…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-17

…the collective misting system.III. - It is forbidden to add any substance, mixture of substances or commercial preparation to the water supplied to the collective water misting system in order to alte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-17

…f the Code, cannot be recovered out of court, proceedings shall be conducted in the same way as for commercial claims.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspections by the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire and approved bodies

Article R1333-173

I.-The person responsible for the nuclear activity is informed of the main results of the checks carried out as soon as the work is completed by the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 ter

Failures to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Energy, mining resources and industrial development.

Article L4433-17

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion are associated, by agreement with the State and specialised public establishments, with the preparation and implementation of the mining inventory. They…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of members of the dental assisting profession

Article D4393-17

The regional health agency of the place of professional practice of persons authorised to practise the profession of dental assistant shall carry out the registration provided for in article L. 4393-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-17

The establishment of undue payments on the representative accommodation allowance is made by the State services under the conditions laid down by a joint order of the ministers of national education a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-17

…ursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 19 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-17

…712-16-2 are suspended: 1° Where the opposition is based in whole or in part on an application for registration of a trade mark, on an application for a geographical indication or on a geographical i…

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