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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-10

…uction is provided for in articles R. 623-4 to R. 623-6 as well as in articles R. 623-15, R. 623-17 and R. 623-36 must be written in the French language. The person in charge of missions under the aut…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-1

The application for a plant variety certificate shall be filed at the headquarters of the national plant variety authority. The application may also be filed by sending it to the national plant variet…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-14

The application is entered in the Register of applications for plant variety certificates provided for in Article R. 623-38 in the order of filing under the number that has been indicated to the appli…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-12

As an exception to the provisions of Article R. 623-4, a provisional reference may be given instead of a denomination to designate the variety which is the subject of the application at the time of fi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-11

…the filing does not include the aforementioned documents, the application is declared inadmissible and returned to the applicant; any fees paid are refunded. In the event of formal irregularities, th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-13

…iety certificate is given to the applicant at the time of filing, bearing a visa certifying the day and time of filing of the application and including a registration number.Where the filing is made b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-15

…rectification of material errors found in the documents filed. The request must be made in writing and include the text of the amendments proposed by the applicant. It is entered in the Register of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the formation of the contract.

Article L6222-1

No one may be taken on as an apprentice unless they are between the ages of sixteen and twenty-nine at the start of the apprenticeship.However, young people aged at least fifteen may begin an apprenti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-1

…dity or lapse referred to in Article L. 716-1 shall be made in writing in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-1

…ral person who, having brought a civil action, has benefited from a final decision awarding damages and interest as compensation for the harm they have suffered as a result of a criminal offence, but…

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