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Showing 49514960 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-43

For the application of Article R. 612-42 (1° and 2°), a derived crop is any crop that still has the characteristics of the registered crop that are essential for implementing the invention. The undert…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Urban policy allocation

Article L2334-41

The municipalities in the overseas departments receive a share of the urban policy allocation provided for in article L. 2334-40. This share is calculated by applying to the total amount of the urban…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

…red to interns or residents, or if it has not been chosen, the director of the health establishment may, on the proposal of the head of the department or, failing this, the head of the service, of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article D. 211-3 du code de la consommation

…ue delay following his request, at no cost and without any major inconvenience to him. The consumer may obtain a reduction in the price of the digital content or digital service. The consumer may obta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-4

…I. - For each department in the Ile-de-France region, a synthetic index of resources and charges is calculated each year based on the following ratios:1° The ratio between the average per capita finan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and obligation to register

Article R519-4

…banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in Article L. 519-1 comprise the following categories: 1° Brokers in banking transactions and payment services, registered in the Trade and Com…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-48

…purchased either by a buyer approved by the company, or by the company, which must then reduce its capital. Failing an amicable agreement, the price at which the shares are bought back is determined…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-4

…onal registration concerns a collective mark or a guarantee mark, it is also verified that the mark cannot be refused pursuant to Articles L. 715-4 and L. 715-9.The four-month period within which noti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Travel expenses

Article A444-49

…for any travel of more than 2 kilometres from the boundaries of the commune where the office is located, the travel expenses mentioned in a of 3° of I of article Annexe 4-8 are reimbursed at a flat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-4

…nvestigation or any other document from criminal proceedings that is directly related to facts that may be submitted to the AMF Enforcement Committee for review may be disclosed by the public prosecut…

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