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Showing 61716180 of 23566 articles for Art. Cass. com. 11 March 2003

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-55

When a fund management company enters into forward purchase or sale transactions involving securities which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-42

When a fund management company enters into forward purchase or sale transactions involving securities which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-73

When a fund management company enters into forward purchase or sale transactions involving securities which are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Valuation of securities.

Article R3332-22

When the investment instruments of a company savings plan include the possibility of investing in company securities which are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, their valuation is determi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-6

A removable mechanical transmission device is a removable component designed to transmit power between a self-propelled machine or a tractor and another machine by connecting them to the first fixed b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5212-1

…s or risks of incidents resulting from the use of medical devices which are defined in article L. 5211-1 and come under this title by virtue of articles R. 5211-1 to R. 5211-3. It is carried out on me…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-14

…irst seven days, except in the case of the assigned credit agreements referred to in Article L. 222-11, which may not begin to be performed during the first three days.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inventions by natural persons who are not employees or public servants, hosted by a legal person carrying out research

Article R611-22

Inventions whose author is an inventor covered by article L. 611-7-1, hosted by a legal entity carrying out research in which, at the date of the invention declaration, more than half of the permanent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-4

Applications for a compulsory licence pursuant to articles L. 613-11 to L. 613-15 shall be submitted to the courts designated in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 615-17. They shall be lodg…

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

Article R712-28

…e declaration does not satisfy these conditions, the procedure provided for in 1° of article R. 712-11.

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