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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-8

…to be generic, the use of that generic name is not considered to be contrary to 1° or 2° of this I. II. - A geographical indication, the specification of which has been approved in accordance with the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-8-3

I.-The public prosecutor competent to issue the authorisation referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article 529-4 is the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the ope…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-8

…d conditions set out in this chapter and in accordance with the terms and conditions defined below. II. - Within eighteen months of the publication of the organic law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-81

…name appeared for these reasons in the Banque de France file centralising cheque payment incidents. II. - A drawee who refuses to pay a cheque issued on one of the forms referred to in I is jointly an…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-8

Notice to registered creditors may be given at the elected domicile indicated on the registration forms. It may be made to the heirs collectively, without designation of their respective names and cap…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-8

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering to meet a need with an estimated value of less than €40,000 excluding tax or for lots with an estimated value of l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-8

…d at intervals set by decree in order to take into account any work carried out on these facilities.II. - The municipalities are responsible for monitoring connections to the public collection network…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 807-1

At any time, all of the constituted parties may apply to the Pre-Trial Judge for the partial closure of the investigation. In support of their request, they shall produce a deed countersigned by lawye…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 807-2

The partial judgment shall decide in its operative part only those claims that are the subject of the partial closure provided for in article 807-1. The court may order provisional enforcement, under…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 807-3

The closure of the investigation provided for in the 1st paragraph of article 799 may not take place before the expiry of the time limit for appeal against the partial judgment or, where an appeal has…

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