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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-56

…located outside France, a copy of a document equivalent to the extract of registration in the Trade and Companies Register up to the date of the change;3° Upon justification that it is materially impo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-53

…ty.Included therein, for each patent application or patent: 1° The identification of the applicant, and the references of the patent application or patent, as well as subsequent acts affecting its exi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-54

The indications mentioned in 1° of Article R. 613-53 shall be recorded at the initiative of the National Institute of Industrial Property or, in the case of a court decision, at the request of the Reg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-55

…ation, constitution or assignment of a right of pledge or waiver of such right, seizure, validation and release of seizure, shall be recorded at the request of one of the parties to the deed, or, if h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L911-5

For the application of articles L. 141-15, L. 143-7 and L. 145-28, a magistrate of the court of first instance may be delegated by the president.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-5

A article L. 133-7, the words: "customs duties, taxes, fees and fines relating to a transport operation" are deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-5

In article L. 133-7, the words: "customs duties, taxes, charges and fines relating to a transport operation" are deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L951-5

In article L. 141-13, the words: "by articles 638 and 653 of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "by the provisions of the tax code applicable in the territory".

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R921-5

…pplication of Section 4 of Chapter III of Title II of Book I, the powers devolved to the presidents and staff of the regional chambers of trades and crafts are exercised by the president and staff of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-55-5

…osition pénale includes the completion of a training period, the provisions of articles R. 131-11-1 and R. 131-35 to R. 131-45 of the Penal Code are applicable. The same applies when the measure is or…

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