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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…n application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the national trade mark application must, on pain of reje…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article L236-46

…with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160b of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D782-22

…aph n° 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 II.-For the application of I, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D783-22

…aph n° 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 II.-For the application of I, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D784-17

…aph n° 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 II.-For the application of I, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-1

I.-The information document to be drawn up pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 in the event of a public offer of financial securities or the admission of financial securities to t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-6

…rnational registration designating France, in accordance with Articles 39 and 40 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017, constitutes a prior claim enforceable under I of Article L. 711-3. Where…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-1

…of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of the European Parli…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-5-1

…contested application for registration, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 714-5 or, in the case of a European Union trade mark, Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 J…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2017

Unless otherwise stipulated in the trust agreement, the settlor may at any time appoint a third party to ensure that his interests are safeguarded in the performance of the agreement and who may have…

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