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Showing 941950 of 26972 articles for Art. CE 16-4-2012 n° 323592

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

Article L822-16

The rules making up the code of ethics of the profession of statutory auditor are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, after obtaining the opinion of the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes. The…

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

Article R214-16

…p a report of the failure to reach a settlement, a copy of which is given to each party against a receipt or sent by letter against signature or by any other means capable of establishing proof of the…

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

Article R329-16

Authorisation is granted for five years. Approval is renewable under the same conditions as the initial approval.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-16

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique shall be notified of enforceable decisions involving a penalty of suspension of access to an online communication service issu…

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

Article R412-16

The time limit for appeal provided for in the preceding article shall run from the date of receipt by the applicant of notification of the decision from the person in charge of the tasks falling withi…

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

Article R411-16

…ating to accounting, the form of budgets and accounts, the books and records of the authorising officer and the accounting officer will be laid down by one or more orders signed by the minister respon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-16

…shall be made at the request of the applicant or proprietor of the patent. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply where a third party produces to the National Institute of Industrial Pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-16

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 512-15, may be produced with the application:1° In the event of a transfer by death: a copy of any deed establishing the transfer, at the request of the heir…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-16

…ion shall give its decision within two months of the date on which the decision referred to it is received by its secretariat.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-16

…by indicating the technical characteristics of the invention. A claim may not, unless absolutely necessary, be based, in order to express the technical characteristics of the invention, on mere refer…

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