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Showing 57215730 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-38

If there are facts to suggest that information referred to in Article 695-9-31 could be useful to another Member State either in preventing an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-8

If the authorization given in application of article L. 212-3 provides for proportional remuneration, the phonogram producer may not deduct contractually defined advances or deductions from the remune…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-2

For the application of 2° of II of Article L. 2121-1, until the first renewal of the municipal council following the creation of the new commune, the order of municipal councillors is established acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-8-2

Health establishments, organisations and services carrying out preventive, diagnostic or care activities and medico-social establishments shall report significant or serious information system securit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-6

…s information communicated to him by the customs administration, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, for purposes other than those provided for in this chapter, the Customs A…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-3

During the withholding period referred to in Article L. 716-8 and in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 716-8-2, the owner of the registered trademark or the beneficiary of the exclusive exploita…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-7

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in Articles L. 716-8 to L. 716-8-3, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-4

I.-When the detention of goods suspected of infringing a registered trademark is implemented after a request referred to in Article L. 716-8 has been accepted, the goods suspected of infringing the re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-2

…exploitation has been filed or accepted, customs officials may, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, inform this holder or beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation right of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Customs detention

Article L716-8-5

…as well as their quantity, origin, provenance and destination, by way of derogation from Article 59a of the Customs Code. V.-The definition of small consignments referred to in I of this article is…

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