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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-8

…e entitled to apply for a declaration of invalidity of the later trade mark on the basis of Article L. 711-3, in respect of the goods or services for which the use of the trade mark was tolerated, unl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-8

…surance companies and mutual insurance group companies referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 may issue mutualist certificates from : 1° Their member-policyholders ; 2° Member-policyh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-8

…eur judiciaire or the liquidator has ceased his functions or in the case mentioned in 2° of article L. 3253-18-2, the guarantee institutions pay the sums due to the employee upon presentation by the l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-8-2

…he validity of the notification by the Competition Authority of the acts mentioned in IV of Article L. 462-9-1 shall be brought before a court of appeal specially designated by decree within one month…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…2 d'orientation des transports intérieurs' are compensated under the conditions set by the articles L. 1614-1 to L. 1614-3, subject to the provisions of this article. The compensation for the transfer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Monitoring and surveillance

Article L621-8-4

…utorité des marchés financiers may obtain from the persons or entities referred to in II of Article L. 621-9 any documents or information, regardless of the medium, that is relevant to the performance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-8-1

Decisions taken by the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority pursuant to Article L. 463-4 to refuse protection of business secrecy or to lift the protection granted may be the subject of an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8-1

…in France under the freedom of establishment or the freedom to provide services pursuant to article L. 532-20-1.Subscription or acquisition of units in a fonds commun de placement implies acceptance o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-8

Where a credit institution, an investment firm or a person referred to in 3° to 6° of I of Article L. 613-34 disposes of for valuable consideration by means of a transaction entered into after the ado…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-8-2

I. - For the application of III of Article L. 312-4, the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund may be responsible for informing depositors of the branches mentioned in this III on behalf of the author…

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