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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-9-1

The application for registration may be withdrawn until the start of the technical preparations required by the publication provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 512-10.Withdrawal shall be…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article R521-19

Ad hoc administrators responsible for assisting unaccompanied minors applying for asylum, referred to in article L. 521-9, are appointed in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 343-2 to R. 34…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-31-1

This sub-section applies to the reorganisation measures and winding-up proceedings of credit institutions, investment firms other than portfolio management companies and their branches established wit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Rules relating to life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A134-5

An interim diversification provision is calculated at least each month in which the profit-sharing account is not closed. It is equal to the difference between the realisable value of the assets deter…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title III: Rules relating to life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A134-3

The revaluation of guarantees referred to in the 2nd paragraph of article R. 134-4 may only take place if it enables the following two conditions to be met: 1° The amount of the diversification provis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-6

The collective retirement savings plan may receive, at the initiative of the participants, payments of sums from profit-sharing, incentive schemes and other voluntary payments and contributions from c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-8

Providing samples of medicinal products is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000: 1° To persons not authorised to prescribe or dispense medicinal products in the context of in-ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-1

Sociétés coopératives hospitalières de médecins are professional practice associations whose purpose is to practice medicine jointly as health establishments as defined by articles L. 6111-1 et seq, b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-1

When the matter is referred to the court on the basis of an application under article 145 of the Code of Civil Procedure or during an investigation ordered on that basis, the court may order of its ow…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-26

In application of Article 706-53-8, the file manager sends daily notices to the Ministry of the Interior of new entries, changes of address relating to an entry or failure to provide proof of address.…

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