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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of regulated market and market undertaking

Article L421-1

…ral system that brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third-party buying and selling interests in financial instruments, in accordance with non-discretionary rules, in a way…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R*717-10-1

…he national trade mark application resulting from the request for conversion shall also be examined and registered or rejected under the conditions laid down in Article R. * 712-23-2.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-9

…in a of 2° of Article R. 712-3; c) The French translation, if applicable, of the conversion request and the attachments thereto; d) In the case of a collective mark or guarantee mark, the regulations…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-10

The national trade mark application resulting from the request for conversion shall be examined and registered or rejected under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 712-9 to R. 712-23-1.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-11

Actions and claims relating to European Union trade marks provided for by Article L. 717-4 shall be brought before the judicial courts mentioned in Article R. 211-7 of the Code of Judicial Organisatio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to global contracts involving design services for a building project

Article D2171-4

…n of the execution of the works;5° Assistance to the project owner during the acceptance procedures and during the period of the guarantee of perfect completion.This work may also include sketch studi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Other work equipment to which provisions for placing on the market apply

Article R4311-7

Work equipment to which design and construction obligations other than those laid down for the placing on the market of machinery apply is the following:1° Agricultural or forestry tractors, and separ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Design studies

Article D2171-5

…is to :1° To propose one or more overall solutions, reflecting the major elements of the programme, and to indicate the timescales for completion;2° To check the feasibility of the operation in the li…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Execution studies

Article D2171-12

…ns, it must ensure that the documents it has not drawn up comply with the provisions of the project and, in this case, it must give its approval.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Project studies

Article D2171-10

The purpose of project studies is to :1° To specify, by means of plans, sections and elevations, the shapes of the various elements of the construction, the nature and characteristics of the materials…

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