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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-28-3

Each of the documents attached to the application and transmitted by the representative in the application referred to in Article R. 532-28-1 must be transmitted in a separate file, failing which the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies.

Article R5221-30

The provisions of Section 7 of Chapter I of Title I of this Book, with the exception of Article R. 5211-54, the second paragraph of Article R. 5211-55 and Articles R. 5211-55-1, R. 5211-62 and R. 5211…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting up the dynamic acquisition system

Article R2162-38

When setting up a dynamic purchasing system and when the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the thresholds for the formalised procedure, the purchaser shall comply with the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R616-3

The provisions of Chapters I, II, III, V, VI and VIII of this Title shall apply to utility certificate applications and utility certificates, with the exception of Articles R. 612-56-1 to R. 612-69, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-37

For the application of II of Article L. 2334-40, the amount of credits allocated to each département is equal to the sum of the following three amounts:1° The sum of the allocations calculated in appl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-35

The articles R. 626-17 to R. 626-51, excluding article R. 626-18, the second and third paragraphs of article R. 626-20, and of article R. 626-22, are applicable to the receivership proceedings. The co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5146-3

Within ninety days of the inspection of an establishment referred to in 1° or 2° of article R. 5142-1, a certificate of compliance with good practice is issued to the pharmacist or veterinarian respon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article R615-33

Subject to the measures provided for in Article R. 615-34, the provisions of articles R. 615-9 to R. 615-32 relating to the joint conciliation commission are applicable to disputes arising from the ap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-33

Where payment of an annual fee, accompanied, where applicable, by the late payment fee, has not been made within the time limits prescribed above, the person in charge of the tasks falling within the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-3

The contract specifies the deductions to be made by the insurance undertaking and how they are to be established and collected. The undertaking may deduct only: 1° from premiums paid and amounts trans…

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