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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-40

Following the notification provided for in the previous article, the expropriation compensation shall be determined in the same way as is provided for the remuneration of the ex officio licence by the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance or revocation of title

Article R613-48

Where payment of an annual fee is not made by the normal due date, a warning shall be sent to the owner of the patent application or patent stating that he shall incur the forfeiture of his rights if…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance or revocation of title

Article R613-46

The annual fee for maintaining patent applications or patents in force, provided for in Article L. 612-19, is due for each year of the term of the patents. The filing fee covers the first annual insta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of the terms "refurbished" and "refurbished product

Article R122-4

A second-hand product or spare part, within the meaning of article L. 321-1 of the French Commercial Code, may be described as a "refurbished product" or be accompanied by the term "refurbished", prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article R351-4

Sont applicables en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 351-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the tab…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-4

The non-permanent members of the panels of the National Court of Asylum are appointed for a renewable period of three years.For the determination of the order of the table of the members of the corps…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Realisation of the pledge and purging of registered claims.

Article R143-4

The public officer appointed to carry out the sale of a business may have a copy of the supporting document mentioned in article R. 521-7 issued to him by the registrar. He may also obtain a copy of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The enforcement court.

Article D49-4

The first president of the court of appeal shall designate each year, by order, following the opinion of the general assembly of judges of the court and the opinion of the presidents of the judicial c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Building characteristics

Article R4214-4

The surfaces of floors, walls and ceilings are designed so that they can be cleaned or repaired to achieve appropriate hygiene conditions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-4

The Director's approval is granted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, after obtaining the opinion of the Prefect, before he takes up his duties. Approval may only be granted if it…

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