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Showing 96319640 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation of Disciplinary Boards and Chambers

Article R4125-31

In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Board operations

Article D4233-31

In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article A712-5

The allowances provided for in the preceding articles may not under any circumstances be accumulated for the same beneficiary.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-35

…ervision by the European Central Bank pursuant to Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 and credit institutions or investment firms which constitute a significant par…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

…ed for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10, or the "long…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose statutory purpose includes defending or assisting children at risk and victims of all forms…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

The classification of resorts that took place prior to the date of entry into force of this section, set by VII of Article 7 of Law no. 2006-437 of 14 April 2006 containing various provisions relating…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities

Article R112-6

…inister for Culture, the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Budget, if none of them has objected within this period.The decisions provided for in 13° of article R. 112-4 are automatical…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-14

…patent application or a French patent and a European patent application or a European patent which has not been the subject of a waiver of the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent jurisdiction…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…pose of reorganisation pursuant to Article L. 311-41 is valued for the purposes of Article R. 351-1 as a participation whose valuation, in accordance with Article 13 of Commission Regulation 2015/35 o…

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