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Showing 14411450 of 62179 articles for Art. 25-8 II al. 2

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

Article R712-8

…son to make observations within a period of two months and to the persons mentioned in Article L. 712-4-1 to file an opposition to registration within the same time limit.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The judge hearing the case.

Article 861-3

…the parties appearing under the conditions and subject to the sanctions provided for in Article 446-2. He may dispense with a party's attendance at a subsequent hearing under the conditions laid down…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-8

The opposition shall be brought before the court from which the European order for payment emanates. It shall be lodged at the court registry either by declaration against a receipt or by registered l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-8

…rder of the Minister of Finance, and do not give rise to any remuneration.It is subject toorder no. 2005-649 of 6 June 2005 relating to contracts awarded by certain public or private persons not subje…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-8

…rticle L. 633-…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Electronic communication

Article 850

…on of the application mentioned in Article 840 shall be delivered to the court by electronic means. II.-Where a document cannot be transmitted by electronic means for a reason unrelated to the person…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80

…e of their profession by homeworkers who do not have any assistance other than that provided for in 2° of article L. 7412-1 of the French Labour Codeand otherwise meeting the definition given by artic…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Air transport.

Article 82

The provisions of Article 73 (2) concerning unloading and transhipment apply to carriage by air.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The single judge

Article 812

The assignment of a case to the single judge may be decided until the date of the hearing has been fixed. The allocation of cases assigned to the single judge is made by the president of the court or…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The single judge

Article 813

When a case is assigned to the single judge, the latter exercises the powers conferred on both the court and the pre-trial judge. If the case is subsequently referred to the panel, its investigation i…

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