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Showing 46814690 of 62472 articles for Art. Décret 55-22 du 4-1-1955

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R514-4

…ery of the letter to the addressee, against receipt, on the premises of the National Institute of Industrial Property or by a message in electronic form in accordance with the procedures laid down by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44

…led within a period of nine months following publication in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle of the mention of the grant of the contested patent. It may be filed by a natural person…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-4

The self-service sale of takeaway foodstuffs for immediate consumption is not considered to be a method of bulk sale within the meaning of article L. 120-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to the City of Paris

Article L2512-4

For the dissolution of the Paris Council, the provisions of articles L. 3121-5and L. 3121-6 relating to the dissolution of the departmental council . This dissolution automatically entails the dissolu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-4

An exception is made to the rule in the first paragraph of article L. 2121-17 : 1° When, convened a second time to deliberate on the same subject, the number of councillors present is not, this time a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-4

The territorial collectivity of Corsica finances, builds, equips and maintains the higher education establishments on the map provided for in article L. 4424-3. The State provides these establishments…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-4

The decree of creation fixes the headquarters of the syndicate on the basis of proposals from the communes belonging to the syndicate. It determines, where applicable, the conditions for the participa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article L5211-44

…sed to constitute the colleges of mayors mentioned in 1° of article L. 5211-43, as well as the procedures for appointing the members of the departmental commission and the rules governing its operatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article L5211-42

A departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation is set up in each department. It is chaired by the State representative in the department. The latter is assisted by a general rapporteur and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Departmental Commission for Intercommunal Cooperation

Article L5211-43

…ntative of the State in the department by the departmental association of mayors and no other individual or collective candidature is presented, the representative of the State takes note of this and…

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