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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-4

When the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle grants the opposition on one of the grounds mentioned in Article L. 613-23-1 raised by the opponent, the patent may be:…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-23-1

Opposition may only be based on one or more of the following grounds: 1° The subject matter of the patent is not patentable under the terms of Articles L. 611-10, L. 611-11 and L. 611-13 to L. 611-19;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Introduction of a foreign worker.

Article L5221-2-1

By way of derogation from article L. 5221-2, the following are not subject to the condition laid down in 2° of the same article L. 5221-2: 1° Foreign nationals who enter France in order to work for a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Investor information

Article L214-24-19

The management company shall publish an annual report for each financial year for each European Union AIF that it manages and for each AIF that it markets in the European Union within the time limit s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-166-2

Financing organisations and specialised professional funds that meet the characteristics defined by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat take the name of "fonds de prêt à l'économie" (economic loan funds) a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-17-2

Transactions relating to people's savings passbook accounts are subject to documentary and on-site inspections by the Inspectorate General of Finance.

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

Article R613-44-2

Any opposition filed by the owner of the contested patent shall be declared inadmissible. Any opposition that does not comply with the provisions of Articles R. 613-44 or R. 613-44-1 shall also be dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-2

Pursuant to the second paragraph of II of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing in France, with passport, to professional clients, of units or shares of third-country AIFs or feeder AIFs which do not mee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article R214-240-1

The specialised financing body may grant the loans mentioned in the second paragraph of V of Article L. 214-190-1 under the conditions defined by Articles R. 214-203-1 to R. 214-203-9. For the purpose…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-240-6

The former specialised finance company that retains the assets whose disposal would not be in the best interests of investors pursuant to Article L. 214-190-2-1 and the new specialised finance company…

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