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Showing 11611170 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-17

…fit-sharing clause, the profit-sharing allocated individually to each reduced or suspended contract may not be less than that which would be allocated to a contract in the process of paying premiums i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R2142-17

…mum number of candidates indicated in the call for tenders or in the invitation to confirm interest may not be less than:1° Five in the case of a restricted call for tenders;2° Three in the case of a…

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

Article R214-17

The mediator may, in compliance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 214-13, decide on the publication of the conciliation agreement or recommendation, in full or in excerpts, in n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-17

…cle R. 5125-12, a pharmacist who is a partner in one or more private companies operating a pharmacy may only practise his profession within the company operating the pharmacy of which he is a partner.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R132-17

…f Software shall be mentioned in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property.Any interested person may obtain from the Institute:a) A reproduction of the entries made in the Register;b) A certificate…

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

Article R412-17

…nt in person or by a lawyer duly registered at a bar.If the applicant does not appear in person, he may be represented or assisted as provided in the first paragraph of this article.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-17

…ate of the publication provided for in the preceding article, any person having an interest therein may submit observations to the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the nationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-17

…ision, in an account opened in a credit institution in the name of the company in liquidation. They may be withdrawn on the signature of a single liquidator and under his responsibility.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175-2

In all matters, the duration of the investigation may not exceed a reasonable period in view of the seriousness of the acts alleged against the person under investigation, the complexity of the invest…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-6

…e has been celebrated despite the opposition of the public prosecutor, the consular civil registrar may only transcribe the foreign marriage record onto French civil status registers after the spouses…

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