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Showing 25012510 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12

To carry out audits, the High Council's officers are empowered to: 1° Obtain from the statutory auditor any document or information, in any form whatsoever, relating to the statutory audit engagement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-12

…en the temporarily disqualified administrator resumes his duties.The penalty of temporary disqualification may be suspended. If, within a period of five years from the pronouncement of the sanction, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-12

…ioned in I of article L. 822-1 for a period of one year following their participation in the certification mission.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R311-12

…report recording the breaches, informing them in writing of the penalty envisaged against them, indicating that they may examine the documents in the file and be assisted by the counsel of their choic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article R214-12

The mediator hears the parties and any other person he deems useful. The parties may be assisted by any person of their choice, whose identity they shall disclose prior to their hearing. The mediator…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R321-12

…the period stipulated in the representation agreement, the agent organisation shall include the musical works of the principal organisation in all the offers it makes to online service providers. It s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-12

…a response from the competent authority within the time limits laid down in this chapter, the applications concerned shall be deemed to have been rejected.

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

Article R422-12

Two or more industrial property attorneys registered on the national list of industrial property attorneys provided for in Article L. 422-1 may form a professional non-trading company between themselv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-12

…y contracts awarded by the Institute are governed by the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to State contracts.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article D412-12

Revenue and expenditure relating to the performance of tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority are identifiable within the budget and accounts of the public interest gro…

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