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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-2-1

The scope of a claim covering a gene sequence is limited to the part of that sequence directly related to the specific function concretely set out in the description. The rights created by the grant o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-2

The implementation of the remuneration policy is subject, at least once a year, to a central and independent internal assessment in the exercise of supervisory functions. In the branches of third-coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The regional economic, social and environmental council

Article L4134-7-2

The chair and members of the regional economic, social and environmental council are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. The regional council shall make available to the regional economi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-1

I.-A group medical commission is set up in each regional hospital grouping.The group medical commission has the following duties and responsibilities:1° It draws up the group's medical strategy and th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L713-3-2

Subject to the application of the provisions of Article L. 716-4-4, the introduction into the national territory, in the course of trade, of goods, without their being put into free circulation there,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-2

Territorial authorities, when acting as managing authorities for European programmes, as national authorities for territorial cooperation programmes, as intermediate bodies for the European Maritime A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, at their request, authorise service providers responsible for labelling contracts open to individual subscription and settlements eligible for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-8-2

Without prejudice to the exclusive jurisdiction of the enforcement judge, an appeal relating to the validity of the notification by the Competition Authority of the acts mentioned in IV of Article L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-24-1

By way of derogation from Article L. 623-4, for the species listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights and for other species that may be listed by d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-2

I. - Any person who, by any means, disseminates information that gives false or misleading information about the situation or prospects of an issuer or about the supply, demand or price of a financial…

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