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

Article R327-2

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 328-1, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister for Culture, who issues a…

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

Article R326-2

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 326-1, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister for Culture, who issues a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-21

The appeals referred to in article R. 1423-19 shall be heard without charge or formality within one month of the date on which they are registered. The Registrar shall notify the interested parties of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements between regional health agencies and complementary health insurance organisations

Article R1434-28

…of the Regional Health Agency, after receiving the opinion of the committee referred to in article R. 1434-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Book III: Services

Article R330-2

The managers of the systems referred to in Article R. 330-1 shall send the Banque de France and, in the case of systems for the settlement and delivery of financial instruments, the Autorité des march…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monitoring the obligation of continuing professional development

Article R4021-23

…cise the powers conferred on the order; 2° For pharmacists, with the competent council of their order. For the pharmacists mentioned in article L. 4222-7, the employer, or the armed forces health serv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-23

…rd country in which a third-country insurance or reinsurance undertaking mentioned in VI of Article R. 356-22 has its head office makes that undertaking subject to an authorisation regime and imposes…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-8

…he qualifies for legal aid. The person concerned may not waive their right to be assisted by a lawyer. The lawyer must be able to consult the case file immediately. The person may freely confer with t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 834 bis

Capital increases or reductions made necessary by the conversion of companies' capital into euros are exempt from registration duty.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-89

The urbanisation perimeter of existing new towns or towns to be created mentioned in 2° of article L. 2333-70 is set under the conditions laid down by Articles L. 5311-1 to L. 5311-3. Failing publicat…

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