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Showing 31313140 of 62763 articles for Art. Arrêté DEVL1507007A of 23-3-2015

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 359

The adoption is irrevocable.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 358

With the exception of its last paragraph, Article 357 is applicable to a child who has been the subject of an adoption duly pronounced abroad having in France the effects of a full adoption.The adopte…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Consequences of legal separation

Article 300

Each of the separated spouses retains the use of the other's name. However, the legal separation agreement by private deed countersigned by lawyers filed with a notary, the legal separation judgment o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

Plenary adoption confers on the child the name of the adopter.In the event of the adoption of a child by a couple, or the adopters choose, by joint declaration, the surname devolving on the child: eit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Obligations of manufacturers and merchants

Article 303

Any manufacturer or merchant of apparatus suitable for the distillation, manufacture or ironing of eaux-de-vie or spirits is required, at least three days before the start of the manufacture or trade,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Obligations of manufacturers and merchants

Article 304

…istration's agents, his successive productions and acceptances, as well as the names and residences of the persons to whom he has delivered, in whatever capacity, appliances or parts of appliances. As…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-30

The defendant shall have, on pain of inadmissibility noted ex officio, a period of three months from the notification of the claimant's pleadings referred to in Article R. 411-29 to file his pleadings…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-36

In the event of force majeure, the president of the chamber may waive the application of the penalties provided for in articles R. 411-29, R. 411-30 and R. 411-32.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-32

The defendant to a cross-appeal shall have a period of three months from the date on which he was notified of the application to intervene, failing which he shall be deemed inadmissible.The intervener…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-35

The Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property shall notify the parties to the proceedings of his written observations by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. He s…

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