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Showing 42314240 of 21018 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 14 février 2003 n° 00-19423

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-16-1

…712-5 begins on expiry of the additional period referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 712-14. Subject to the cases of suspension or termination of the procedure provided for in Articles R. 7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article L1435-1

…actions shall also involve the municipal health and hygiene services, in compliance with article L. 1422-1. The agency's services are placed under the authority of the representative of the State with…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

…ies out the tasks assigned to the Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation by articles R. 653-14, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9°, 10° and 11° of II of the rural and maritime fishing code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article L731-4

…2, L. 722-3, and L. 722-11 to L. 722-13. However, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 722-14, the duties of juges-commissaires may also be carried out by a judge of the bench under the condi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article R733-15

…t to his or her placement, or to the extension of such placement, as provided for in article L. 733-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-30

…those subject to clinical investigations, the certification procedures mentioned in Article R. 5211-14 are as follows: 1° The EC declaration of conformity ; 2° The EC declaration of conformity, full q…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…to its recognition and enforcement abroad pursuant to article 39 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations.

Article D452-2

…ice, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or under a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, the Conseil des Marchés Financiers or the Conseil d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…ses, whether or not included in the provisional budget of the co-ownership, provided for in article 14-1 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 laying down the status of co-ownership of built-up properties…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…ver of less than ten million euros calculated in accordance with European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, in…

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