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

Article R612-70

At the end of the examination of the patent application, the applicant is requested to pay, within the time limit set by the National Institute of Industrial Property, the fee for the issue and printi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article R612-4

The mediator, in informing the parties of the solution he proposes, reminds them, by simple letter or by electronic means:1° That they are free to accept or refuse his proposed solution;2° That partic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article R612-3

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article R612-2

…sed, the Consumer Mediator notifies the parties by electronic means or by simple post of his referral. This notification reminds the parties that they may withdraw from the process at any time.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article D612-1

The vice-chairman of the AMF receives remuneration equivalent to that of a deputy governor of the Banque de France, as provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 142-19, as well as an expense a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-12

The supervisory board shall set up an audit committee responsible, in particular, for issuing an opinion, prior to their adoption, on draft budgets and reports on budget implementation.The internal re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D612-8

The General Secretary's remuneration, which may be in addition to that provided for in the applicable Staff Regulations, is set by the Chairman after consulting the Vice-Chairman.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R612-3

The Director General of the Treasury or, where applicable, the Director of Social Security or their representatives have a period of three working days following the meeting of the supervisory board t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-42

A challenge is requested by the person being challenged or by his representative. It is made by letter addressed to the secretariat of the Commission, which acknowledges receipt, or by a statement tha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-45

The Board's decision on the application for recusal may only be appealed together with the decision on the objections.

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