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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-47

…ing the effect of temporarily prohibiting him from practising the profession for more than six months. Such exclusion is decided by the other partners acting unanimously.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-47

If the subject of the divisional application filed under Article R. 612-33 or from Article R. 612-34 extends beyond the content of the description of the initial application, the applicant shall be in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-47

The provisions of articles R. 612-29, R. 612-30, R. 612-32 and R. 613-42 are applicable to requests made and proceedings brought pursuant to articles L. 623-10 et L. 623-11.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-47

I.-The six-month period provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 612-19, during which payments made after the due date are validated subject to the payment of a late fee, is counted from the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-47

Where a product is rapidly alterable or where it is an object or a commodity which, because of its value, its nature or the too small quantity of the product, cannot, without inconvenience, be the sub…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-47

…f) Batteries; g) Control boxes; h) Twin and braked wheels; i) Detachable straps; j) Remote controls. Not subject to the provisions of this article are parts which could not be used in compliance wit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article R412-47

…a private label will mention the name and address of the manufacturer if the manufacturer so requests.A product sold under a private label is considered to be a product whose characteristics have been…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-47

…ge the draft distribution, a report setting out the difficulties encountered and any useful documents.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Automatic processing of personal data relating to requests for validation of reception certificates

Article R142-47

The storage period for personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article R. 142-43 is five years from the date of validation or refusal to validate the reception certificat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article R421-47

…thority on the application gives rise to an implicit rejection decision after a period of ninety days.

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