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Showing 56915700 of 45674 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 7-3-2007 n° 06-12.568

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: European Union trade mark

Article R*717-10-1

The national trade mark application resulting from the request for conversion shall also be examined and registered or rejected under the conditions laid down in Article R. * 712-23-2.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R*721-6-1

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 721-6, the application for approval or amendment of the specification is deemed to have been rejected.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R*717-1-1

Article R. * 712-23-2 shall apply to the international trademark registrations referred to in Article R. 717-1, within the same limit and subject to the same reservation.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article Annexe art A230-7

(Name and registered office of the company and compulsory details) Temporary hunting liability insurance certificate The insurance company named above...... hereby certifies that M......, residing at.…

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Article Annexe 7-1-2

Seat and jurisdiction of the specialised commercial chambers of the judicial courts of the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle HEAD OFFICE RESSORT Strasbourg Judicial courts of Colmar, Metz…

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Article Annexe 7-4-1

PARTICIPATION IN THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON BOURSETable no. 1 PRODUCT EXCLUDING TAX COEFFICIENTCALCULATIONFrom 0 to 100,000 euros (a) 0 A = 0. From €100,000 to €200,000 (b) 1 B = (b) × coefficient ×…

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Article Annexe 7-1-1

Headquarters and jurisdiction of specialised commercial courts HEADQUARTERS RESSORT BobignyTribunaux de commerce de Bobigny, de Créteil, de Meaux BordeauxTribunaux de commerce d'Angoulême, de Bayonne,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article D5121-74-1-1

I.- The maximum value of the period referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 5121-12-1 is set at twelve months from the date on which the authorisation referred to in this article is gr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and termination of guardianship

Article 393

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 392, guardianship ends when the minor becomes emancipated or reaches majority. It is also terminated in the event of a final discharge judgment or the de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-3

Where the nature of the debtor's assets allows, maintenance payments may be replaced, in whole or in part, by the payment of a sum of money to an accredited organisation responsible for granting the c…

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