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Showing 831840 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-12

The notification referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 411-5 shall indicate the time limit for appeal, the manner in which it may be exercised and the names and addresses of the parties to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-12

…particularly medical and accounting data, required to carry them out. If this is not the case, they may be given support to prepare their participation in the national cost studies for the following y…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D3312-12

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 3312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the department relating to projected changes in expenditure and revenue,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12

…lso has the right to cancel the contract under the same conditions. In all other cases, the insurer may cancel the contract at the end of a one-year period, provided that it sends a registered letter…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-12

…ssociation's activities as a popular retirement savings group in respect of a plan subscribed by it may also be ordered by the court to which the matter is referred by the insurance company, by the ch…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120

…uirements: 1° Their object must be either exclusively insurance or exclusively reinsurance; 2° They may not carry out insurance operations other than those mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 310-1;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-12

The closure of the judicial liquidation or the proceedings provided for in article L. 645-1 suspends the effects of the cheque-writing ban to which the debtor is subject under article 65-3 of the decr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-12

…modification requires a new authorisation to be issued under the conditions set out in Article R. 1125-8. If the Director General of the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire does not respond to an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Submission of applications for commercial authorisations not requiring planning permission.

Article R752-12

…t, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or, in the case provided for in article R. 752-8, by electronic mail, to provide the missing documents.Failing receipt by the applicant, within…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-12

I. - The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected by the outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of t…

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