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Showing 751760 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R613-43

The notifications and communications to the owner of the patent or patent application provided for by the provisions of articles R. 613-10 to R. 613-42 shall be validly made at the address indicated i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-40

The registration of plant variety certificates in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates takes place in the order of their issue. The registration includes:the serial number under which t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-41

The registration of additional particulars for judicial decisions is made at the request of the clerk of the court that handed down the decision, and for other particulars at the request of any intere…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-42

Reproductions of additional entries in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates or certificates stating that no entry exists shall be issued to any applicant against payment of the fee due.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Common provisions.

Article A432-4

In the event of the occurrence of one of the political, catastrophic or transfer risks covered by the policy, the corresponding indemnity shall, insofar as the claim remains outstanding, be paid to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-40

When it is consulted pursuant to IV of article L. 1611-10, the Consultative Commission on the Financial Responsibility of Local Authorities shall give its opinion within three months of the date of re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Appeal procedures

Article R621-46

I. - An appeal to the Paris Court of Appeal shall be lodged by means of a written statement lodged in quadruplicate with the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal against a receipt. On pain of inadmis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Appeal procedures

Article R621-45

I. - Appeals against individual decisions taken by the Autorité des marchés financiers relating to authorisations or sanctions concerning the persons and entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Appeal procedures

Article R621-44

The time limit for appealing against individual decisions taken by the AMF is ten days, except in the case of sanctions, when it is two months. The period runs from the date of notification of the dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

Failure to comply with the first and third paragraphs of article L. 3262-2, article L. 3262-3 and the second paragraph of article L. 3262-5 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. The same applies to in…

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