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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-8

Where the written application is submitted after the applicant has been informed that the goods have been detained, the Minister responsible for customs shall accept or reject it within two working da…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Mediators responsible for facilitating the resolution of disputes relating to the granting of authorisation for simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article R324-8

The mediator shall inform the parties of the amount of his remuneration. The cost of this remuneration and expenses shall be borne equally by the parties.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter X: Authorised bodies for the collection of private copy levies

Article R329-8

The application for approval, accompanied by a file drawn up in accordance with article R. 329-7, is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Minister for Culture, who issues a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-8

The Institute is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-8

All decisions taken by the courts, courts of appeal and the Court of Cassation concerning compulsory licences shall be notified immediately by the secretary-registrar to the Director General of the Na…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article R223-8

…is appointed by order of the Minister for the Economy to the body in order to check that it is complying with the legal and contractual obligations placed on it.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special conditions for bulk sales

Article D120-8

The special conditions, particularly with regard to safety, to which the bulk sale of certain products is subject shall be specified, as necessary, by joint order of the minister responsible for consu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Joint representation action

Article R622-8

The document initiating proceedings shall contain, on pain of nullity, in addition to the particulars required by law, the name of the approved national association, its registered office, the body wh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article R623-8

This judgment remits the case to the mise en état for further proceedings. It shall indicate the date of the hearing at which, pursuant to article R. 623-10, any claims for compensation that the trade…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Focus

Article R724-8

If the commission does not grant the debtor's request, it will inform the debtor that the conventional plan or the measures imposed are continuing..

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