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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-21

…on for authorisation on the same plot of land, unless he has taken into account the reasons for the decision or opinion of the National Commission.Where the new application does not constitute a subst…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-21

…aking up their duties, the judges of the commercial courts shall submit a complete, accurate and sincere declaration of their interests: 1° To the president of the court, for the judges of the commerc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-21

…ns is bound by an obligation of confidentiality with regard to information relating to: 1° The services provided by the members of the network to which the statutory auditor belongs, mentioned in I of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-21

Refusing to communicate in disregard of the provisions of articles R. 321-17 and R. 321-18 all or part of the documents mentioned in article R. 321-18 is punishable by the fine laid down for 3rd class…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority

Article D331-21

The list of indicators, mentioned in article L. 331-17, for the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and for observing the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and obj…

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

Article R422-21

Decisions that exceed the powers of the managing partners are taken by the members at a general meeting. The general meeting is convened at least once a year. It is also convened at the request of at…

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

Article R412-21

…ty authority.This judgment shall be automatically entered in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates provided for in Article R. 623-38.The judgment of the Court of Appeal shall be executed…

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

Article R411-21

…he appeals referred to in article R. 411-19 shall be lodged within one month of notification of the decisions in question.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-21

…e L. 611-7-1, hosted by a legal entity carrying out research in which, at the date of the invention declaration, at least half of the permanent research staff are private-law employees, are subject to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-21

The order granting the exploitation licence provided for in Article L. 613-17 is notified to the patent owner, licensees and the beneficiary of the requested licence. It is automatically entered in th…

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