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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R112-4

The administrative authority mentioned in article R. 112-1 notifies the applicant of its formal position by any means that provides proof of its date of receipt. The agents mentioned in article L. 511…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-4

…t paragraph may be granted at any time. Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 614-5, it shall be acquired ipso jure at the end of a period of four months from the filing of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-4

The I of Article L. 442-5 is amended as follows:1° The last sentence of the first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "The cessation of advertising may be ordered by the examining magis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-42

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 2 to 5, 7 to 17, 19, 20 and 26 as well as Annexes I to IX to Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliamen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-40

…ourt-appointed administrator or a judicial representative deposits funds with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in a remunerated global account, he shall show once a quarter and at the end of his…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-41

…n civil matters are required to deposit in an account opened in their name at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, as soon as they are received, all the funds they have received in the context of l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49

Manufacturers of medicinal products mentioned in 1° of article L. 4211-1 and manufacturers of generators, kits or precursors mentioned in 3° of the same article must justify, at all times, that all th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
4. Prisoners

Article R1112-30

Sick or injured prisoners who cannot be transferred to an appropriate or specialised prison establishment due to their state of health or, if they are on remand, who cannot be removed from the courts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
4. Prisoners

Article R1112-31

…n the private practice sector of hospital practitioners, if the supervision provided for in article R. 1112-30 does not inconvenience other patients.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
4. Prisoners

Article R1112-32

Any serious incident is reported to the competent authorities in accordance with article D. 280 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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