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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to administrative invalidity and revocation proceedings

Article L716-1

Applications for invalidity or revocation of trade marks submitted to the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall be made in the form and under the conditions defined by decree of the Con…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-1

The application for invalidity or lapse referred to in Article L. 716-1 shall be made in writing in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decision of the Director General of the Nation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Travel documents issued to foreign minors

Article D414-1

The movement document for foreign minors is issued by the prefect of the département in which the minor usually resides and, where the minor resides in Paris, by the police prefect, at the request of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 321-65, no person may conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction unless he meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a State oth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-19

Auctioneer's clerks with proof of at least seven years' professional practice, persons who have exercised equivalent responsibilities for the same length of time with one or more operators of voluntar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Publication of financial leasing transactions relating to movable property.

Article R313-10

If the publicity formalities have not been carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 521-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, the leasing company may not assert its righ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Removal for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1241-1

The removal of tissues and cells and the collection of human body products from a deceased person may only be carried out under the conditions set out in Section I of Chapter II of Title III of Book I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-14

Hydrogeologists must obtain approval in public health matters from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency in order to issue opinions within the framework of the procedures laid down in Cha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-11

I.-The holder of an authorisation declares to the Prefect any project to modify the installations and operating conditions mentioned in the prefectoral authorisation order and sends him all the inform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-12

The Prefect may, on his own initiative on a proposal from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency or at the request of the authorisation holder and in accordance with the procedure laid dow…

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