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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Division of the application

Article R612-35

Where a patent application is divided in accordance with articles R. 612-33 and R. 612-34, each divisional application must comply with the provisions of articles R. 612-3 to R. 612-5. The provisions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article R612-7-1

The departments mentioned in II of Article L. 612-8-1, which are responsible for preparing the work of the resolution board and implementing its decisions, are set up as a resolution department within…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-72

…rights attached to the patent application lapse for non-payment of the fees provided for in Article L. 612-19, the patent grant procedure is terminated.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Division of the application

Article R612-33

If the patent application does not satisfy the provisions of Article L. 612-4, a time limit is given to the applicant to divide his application or limit his claims.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-65

The preliminary research report may be completed at any time before the research report is drawn up. In this case, the articles R. 612-57 to R. 612-64.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article R612-4

…pervisory Board or Resolution Board meets when convened by its Chairman. Where, pursuant to Article L. 612-10, a member does not take part in a meeting of the Supervisory Board or the Resolution Board…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article R612-52

…en the Commission decides to impose a penalty payment in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 612-39 to L. 612-42, it does so in the same decision. The daily amount may not exceed fifteen tho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article D612-58

The provisions of articles D. 612-53 to D. 612-57 apply to the appointment and reappointment of Statutory Auditors and Substitute Statutory Auditors, as well as in the event of a change in the natural…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-44

Subject to any impediments resulting from the application of the provisions of articles R. 612-27 and R. 612-28, the applicant may at any time obtain, at his own expense, an official copy of the docum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-15

…tiel et de résolution" account held in the books of the Banque de France in accordance with Article L. 612-18 during the previous financial year, together with the opinion of the Audit Committee, are…

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