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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-42

The decisions of the Court of Appeal shall be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings and to the Director General of the N…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-40

…corresponding registrations at the service responsible for land registration. He shall rule by order.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-41

The notice of transfer provided for in article 20 de la loi n° 65-557 du 10 juillet 1965 fixant le statut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis is given to the managing agent by the liquidator.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election documents

Article R2122-49

A voter identification document is issued for each ballot to every voter on the electoral roll. The cost of producing and sending electoral documents is borne by the State.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits for expert appraisals

Article R2315-48

When the expert appraisal provided for in 2° of article L. 2315-85 covers several fields, a single expert appraisal report is drawn up. The expert appointed by the Social and Economic Committee may ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits for expert appraisals

Article R2315-47

…tation of the Social and Economic Committee mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article R. 2312-6. When the Social and Economic Committee calls upon a Chartered Accountant in the case prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4321-45

…pists. II. - When the demographic development of masseur-physiotherapists within a region results, between two renewals, in an increase in the number of seats to be filled and when, at the end of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional and interregional councils

Article R4321-47

…l by half of the regional and inter-regional councils, the composition of each of the fractions is determined as follows: 1° For councils composed of three pairs of self-employed members and one pair…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article R4321-48

…three years.Members and former members must be entered on the roll in the jurisdiction of the chamber.The Chamber sits as a panel of at least five members.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to decisions taken by delegated federations

Article R*131-46

Pursuant to II of article 21 of the law of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations, if a delegated sports federation remains silent for two months, it is deemed…

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