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Showing 33513360 of 59993 articles for Art. 1-3-1995

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-3

The two-month period within which observations by third parties must be submitted pursuant to Article L. 712-3 runs from the publication of the Gazette by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-3

Group action shall be brought in accordance with procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-3

When the judge is seised with a view to opening personal recovery proceedings with judicial liquidation, he summons the debtor and known creditors to a hearing. The judge, after hearing the debtor if…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article L822-3

A decree in the Council of State specifies the organisation and operating procedures of the National Consumer Institute.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-3

The waiver of the contract provided for by the provisions of article L. 224-91 is effective as soon as the trader's co-contractor has, within the period of seven days referred to in these same provisi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commercial guarantee

Article D217-3

Any commercial guarantee contract referred to in article L. 217-21 entered into in connection with the sale of a good shall include a box in accordance with the model shown in the appendix to article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article R314-3

For all credit transactions other than those mentioned in article R. 314-2, the annual percentage rate of charge referred to in article L. 314-3 is calculated in arrears, expressed per hundred monetar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article R712-3

The Prefect and the Departmental Director of Public Finance may each be represented on each committee by a single delegate. If the latter is unable to attend, he may be replaced by one of the two repr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-3

The commission shall inform the parties of the referral to the judge for the purpose of opening the personal recovery procedure with judicial liquidation.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-3

Members of the Board of Directors are entitled to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses actually incurred by them in connection with Board meetings under the conditions set out in the décre…

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