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Showing 59015910 of 47439 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-3-1997 n° 369

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Interministerial Commission for the Recognition of the State of Natural Disaster

Article D125-3-3

The Chairman of the Commission may decide that a deliberation will be organised by means of a telephone or audiovisual conference under the conditions laid down in Order no. 2014-1329 of 6 November 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-5

A tattooing product may only be placed on the market, whether free of charge or for a fee, if it meets the following conditions: 1° Its container and packaging must bear the name or company name and a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating conditions

Article R1435-9-5

The signatory of the contract for the commencement of practice provided for in article R. 1435-9-1 is obliged to join a coordinated practice system, within the meaning of articles L. 1411-11-1, L. 143…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-37

If the object of the ex officio licence is the exploitation of an invention covered by a patent application, the disclosure and free exploitation of which are prohibited by application of articles L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-39

The decree pronouncing, under the conditions provided for by article L. 613-20, the expropriation of an invention, which is the subject of a patent application or patent, shall be notified by the Mini…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-36

Following the notifications provided for in the preceding article, the owner of the patent application or patent shall make known to the Minister for Defence, by registered letter with acknowledgement…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-35

The order of the Minister responsible for industrial property granting the licence sets out the conditions, taking into account the elements of the application specified above. It is immediately notif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-34

The request sent by the Minister of Defence to the Minister responsible for industrial property with a view to obtaining, pursuant to Article L. 613-19, an ex officio licence for national defence requ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-38

The provisions of Article R. 613-37 shall apply, independently of the action to fix the remuneration for the ex officio licence, to any proceedings relating to a dispute arising from the enforcement o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Prohibition on issuing cheques ordered by the criminal court.

Article R131-33

When the prohibition provided for in article L. 163-6 has been imposed, the Public Prosecutor shall immediately notify the enforceable decision to the Banque de France, which shall acknowledge receipt…

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