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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-50

…ce a year of the decisions of the Enforcement Committee taken pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 612-40. At the same time, it shall also report any appeals lodged against the decisions of the En…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-19

…e Civil Code ;2° Authorise, with regard to the recovery of the contribution provided for in Article L. 612-20, the granting of grace periods pursuant to Article L. 247 of the Book of Tax Procedures.

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

Article R612-70-1

A decision on the patent application shall be taken within four months of payment of the fee for granting and printing the specification referred to in Article R. 612-70.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-18

Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 612-4, a patent application may contain several independent claims falling within the same category (product, process, device or use) if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities with an economic activity.

Article R612-4

When the statutory auditor implements the warning procedure provided for in Article L. 612-3, the provisions of articles R. 234-1 et seq if the legal person has a collegiate body responsible for admin…

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

Article D612-55

Where the Authority intends to issue an unfavourable opinion or a qualified opinion, it shall invite the statutory auditor concerned to comment on the draft opinion within a period of not less than on…

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

Article R612-63

The period during which third parties may submit observations expires three months after the publication provided for in Article R. 612-62. Under penalty of inadmissibility, observations from third pa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-49

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (4°, 5°, 6° and 8°), the applicant is notified of the decision and the reasons for it. The not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-30

…l et de résolution requires a person to submit for approval a recovery plan provided for in Article L. 612-32, the person must submit it within a maximum period of one month.The Authority appoints a s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-46

If, apart from the cases provided for in articles R. 612-8 and R. 612-45, the patent application is not formally in order with regard to the provisions of this title or the decree adopted for their ap…

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