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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of protection

Article L511-10

If a design has been registered in fraud of the rights of a third party or in breach of a legal or contractual obligation, the person who believes he or she has a right to the design may claim ownersh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-10

The goods shall be brought into conformity within a reasonable period of time, which may not exceed thirty days following the consumer's request and without major inconvenience to the consumer, taking…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-161

Non-advertised or non-solicited venture capital mutual funds in existence on 30 June 1999 follow the rules applicable to professional venture capital funds, with the exception of the rules relating to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-19

For research, clinical investigations or performance studies covered by national defence confidentiality, the sponsor must notify the competent authority of all relevant information relating to the sa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-1

A group insurance contract is a contract taken out by a legal entity or a company director with a view to enrolling a group of people who meet the conditions defined in the contract, to cover risks de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-14

At the request of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the court may declare null and void one or more transactions carried out by the directors of a company with a liquidator followi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recruitment and status of contract agents

Article L113-1

In order to carry out its missions, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may recruit non-tenured staff on open-ended contracts under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-12

If a first filing has been made in a State which is not a member of the Paris Union or the World Trade Organization, a right of priority attached to that filing having effects equivalent to those prov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-19

Any application for a patent or any patent shall give rise to the payment of annual fees which must be paid no later than the date fixed by decree in the Council of State.Where payment of an annual fe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to unmanned aircraft

Article L425-1

Manufacturers or importers of unmanned aircraft shall include an information leaflet on the use of these aircraft in the packaging of their products and spare parts. This leaflet sets out the principl…

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