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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-6

Subject to articles L. 716-2-7 and L. 716-2-8, an action or application for a declaration of invalidity of a trademark shall not be subject to any limitation period.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-7

An action or application for a declaration of invalidity brought by the proprietor of a well-known trademark within the meaning of Article 6bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-2-8

…nvalidity of the later trade mark on the basis of Article L. 711-3, in respect of the goods or services for which the use of the trade mark was tolerated, unless the registration of the latter was app…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-2

The renewal of a licence is understood to mean the issue of a new licence, without a break in time with the previous one, within the same federation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

…o in I of Article L. 233-7 of the Commercial Code is also provided when the issuer's registered office is outside the European Economic Area and falls within the cases referred to in II of Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-5-2

…may be defined, adapted or supplemented at local level. Employers' organisations set up in accordance with article L. 2131-2 that are affiliated or members of employers' organisations recognised as r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-3

…yees deprived of Sunday rest as well as the commitments made in terms of employment or in favour of certain groups in difficulty or disabled people. In the absence of an applicable collective agreemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-4

…oy them. An employee who refuses to work on Sunday may not be discriminated against in the performance of his or her employment contract. An employee's refusal to work on Sunday does not constitute mi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-5

…r 1 p.m., they may provide a weekly rest period in shifts for all or some of their staff in accordance with the procedures defined in II and III of article L. 3132-25-3 and in article L. 3132-25-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-1

Retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in commercial areas characterised by a particularly large commercial offer and potential demand, where applicable taking in…

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