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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-17

The Minister responsible for culture shall be informed within fifteen days of any change in status or general regulations and of any termination of office of a member of the deliberative and governing…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article R412-21

The Registrar shall send a copy of the judgment to the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority.This judgment shall be automatically entered in th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of certain contracts

Article R242-1

Failing to provide the consumer with the information mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of article R. 222-1 and those mentioned in 5° of article L. 222-5 or to communicate them to him without clearly indi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R351-5

For the application of article R. 351-4, the following are replaced by locally applicable provisions having the same effect: 1° References to the European standardised information sheet mentioned in a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R531-1

The fact that a holder of goods has failed to keep a sample left in his custody pursuant to article R. 512-15 or having altered its condition is punishable by the penalty laid down for 5th class offen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: REPUBLICAN INTEGRATION

Article R413-5

For the application of the last paragraph of article L. 413-5 if the foreign national has completed his or her education in a French secondary school abroad the latter must be on the list provided for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: FAMILY GROUPING SCHEME

Article R434-33

The Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration is responsible for implementing the procedure for introduction into France or, exceptionally, the procedure for admission to residence from nat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article R551-3

In the event that the asylum seeker is directed to a region other than the region where the asylum application was registered, the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (French Office f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article R581-3

When an application is made for admission to residence under temporary protection pursuant to article R. 581-1, the beneficiary of temporary protection is given a document, written in a language that…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-10

The holding facilities referred to in article R. 744-8 are created, on a permanent basis or for a fixed period, by prefectoral order specifying whether the facility is likely to accommodate families.A…

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