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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-42

Where the invention concerns a micro-organism, any person may, either from the date of publication provided for in Article R. 612-39, or before that date if it has been notified of a copy of the paten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-12

The Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman sets the agenda for Committee meetings.Committee meetings are not public. They may be held for all or some of the members by telephone or audiovisual…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-45

In accordance with the provisions of articles R. 15-33-67 to R. 15-33-75, the platform shall transmit, to the category of bodies mentioned in 1° of Article R. 15-33-68, requisitions drawn up by magist…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-39

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the delegating federation responsible for authorised data processing shall send the Commission nationale de…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Signing the contract

Article R2182-1

For contracts awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure, a minimum period of eleven days must be observed between the date on which the notification provided for in articles R. 2181-1 and R. 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Automatic processing of personal data entitled "Support for assessing the minority of persons declaring themselves to be minors and temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their family".

Article R142-42

The automated processing of personal data to support the assessment of the minority of persons declaring themselves to be minors and temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their fami…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-11

It is forbidden to perform the techniques mentioned in articles R. 1311-1 and R. 1311-6 on a minor without the written consent of a person with parental authority or their guardian. Persons carrying o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-24

The court shall rule on the resumption of the judicial liquidation proceedings provided for in Article L. 643-13 after having heard or duly summoned the debtor. The decision to resume proceedings is s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-4

The judgment adopting the business sale plan is communicated by the registrar to the persons mentioned in Article R. 621-7 and is advertised as provided for in article R. 621-8. It is served at the re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-17

A list of concessions whose state of abandonment has been established in accordance with articles R. 2223-12 to R. 2223-16.This list is deposited at the office of the cemetery curator, if this post ex…

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