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Showing 261270 of 10983 articles for Art. CE 30-9-2019 n° 419384

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-30

The bearer of the separate warrant receipt may, even before maturity, pay the claim secured by the warrant. If the bearer of the warrant is not known or if, being known, he does not agree with the deb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Payment.

Article L511-30

If the bill of exchange is not presented for payment on the due date, or on one of the two working days thereafter, any debtor shall be entitled to remit the amount thereof on deposit at the Caisse de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-30

…udicial decisions transferring or constituting rights in rem, unless these deeds have acquired date certain or these decisions have become enforceable before the opening judgment. However, the Treasur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-30

…ties shall inform the administrator of any subordination agreements entered into prior to the commencement of the proceedings, at the latest within a period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. If the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for auditing accounts and management

Article R321-30

…he observations of the supervisory board implicating an organisation are communicated to it in advance. The body has thirty days in which to submit its observations or request that its representatives…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-30

…9-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the case shall be investigated under conditions that ensure compliance with the principle of adversarial proceedings. The Chairman appoints the rapporteur. The accused…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-30

…within the same period, he shall send his pleadings by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property and provide proof the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-30

…s set at one year from the date of death. It may be renewed by agreement between the heirs of the deceased member and the company, given under the conditions provided for the transfer of shares by l'a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requests concerning national defence

Article R612-30

…ert appraisal is ordered, it may only be carried out by persons authorised by the Minister for Defence.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-30

A copy of the licence application is notified by the Minister responsible for industrial property to the owner of the patent and, where applicable, to the licensees of the said patent. The latter shal…

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