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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-25

Amendments to the terms of the exploitation licence requested either by the owner of the patent or by the holder of that licence shall be decided and published in accordance with the procedure prescri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-25

A request for the benefit of the filing date of one or more earlier applications shall not be admissible where: 1° It is not made at the time of filing of the patent application; 2° The filing date of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-25

Unless authorised by the chairman, only members of the commission and of the National Institute of Industrial Property as well as the parties and the persons assisting or representing them shall be pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-25

The provisions of this subsection are applicable in the context of the investigation and establishment of offences.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-25

The threshold mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 312-62 is set at €1,000.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R341-25

The fact that a seller is remunerated under conditions contrary to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 314-23 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for damage and settlement of disputes

Article R623-25

…lties that arise during the implementation of the judgment on liability are, pursuant to article L. 623-19, submitted to the "juge de la mise en état" before the expiry of the time limit set for consu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-25

For the application of the provisions of article L. 742-16, the liquidator performs the acts incumbent on the pursuing creditor under the provisions relating to civil enforcement procedures.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R121-25

…ount of the implementation of the contract of objectives and performance referred to in Article R. 121-4 and of the Office's activity during the past financial year.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Payment of the allowance

Article D553-25

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 551-14, the invalidity of the asylum application certificate will result in the suspension of entitlement to the allowance, unless it is attributable…

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