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Showing 75317540 of 11860 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Jan. 2019 – no. 18/09522

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-10

…inistrative invalidity proceedings are suspended pursuant to the provisions of 1° of Article R. 716-9, they are resumed at the request of one of the parties or, where applicable, at the initiative of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A bis

…shed for each item of rolling stock according to its type and use in accordance with the following scale:CATEGORY OF ROLLING STOCK RATES (in euros) Metro Power car and trailer 14 286 Other equipment S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-2

…with difficult mental health conditions is decided by order of the prefect of the department or, in Paris, the prefect of the police force, in which the establishment in which the patient is hospitali…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-23

The report by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1775

…business agent, tax consultant, expert or accountant, even as a manager or employee and, where applicable, the closure of the establishment. Any person who contravenes this prohibition, either by prac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2543-1

…le L. 2331-3, 3° and 8° of article L. 2331-4, articles L. 2341-1, L. 2342-1 and L. 2343-1, are applicable to the communes of the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the use of registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt

Article R145-38

Where, pursuant to articles L. 145-4, L. 145-10, L. 145-12, L. 145-18, L. 145-19, L. 145-47, L. 145-49 and L. 145-55, a party has recourse to registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the dat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-15

…ticle R. 1423-23 to elect a new chairman or a new vice-chairman when one of these offices becomes vacant for one of the following reasons: 1° Refusal of the chairman or vice-chairman to be installed;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to activities involving the broadcasting of amplified sound at high noise levels

Article R1336-2

Checks on the application of the provisions of article R. 1336-1 and the order issued for its application are carried out by the inspection officers mentioned inarticle L. 571-18 of the Environmental…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Involvement of the State representative in the département

Article R1334-29-8

Pursuant to 1° of article L. 1334-15, in the event of non-compliance with the identification obligations defined in articles R. 1334-17 to R. 1334-19, to carry out dust measurements, to monitor the st…

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