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Showing 611620 of 54531 articles for Art. Loi 2019-744 of 19 July 2019

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-19

I. - The following are not patentable:

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-19

Decisions referred to in articles R. 5221-17, R. 5221-32 et seq. may be appealed to the Minister for Immigration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes.

Article R2362-19

Disputes arising from the application of the provisions of this section, other than those mentioned in article R. 2362-18, shall be brought before the president of the judicial court of the defendant'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Insulation and energy dissipation

Article R4324-19

The separation of work equipment from its energy supply sources is achieved by the implementation of suitable means to enable operators working in hazardous areas to ensure this separation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-19

Open-ended employment contracts may include a trial period, the maximum duration of which is : 1° For manual and clerical workers, two months ; 2° for supervisors and technicians, three months; 3° for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-19

Fees shall be charged for the preparation and transmission of the copies of the European patent application referred to in Article 136(2) of the European Patent Convention.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-19

The decision of the judicial tribunal is notified without delay and within three days at the latest by the court registry to the applicant and the interested parties by registered letter with acknowle…

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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
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-19

…t by fax or electronically. In this case, the technical process used must ensure the authentication of the sender and the integrity of the message.Where provision is made for the over-indebtedness com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-19

Subject to the provisions of article R. 724-20, the presidents, vice-presidents, chamber presidents and judges of the commercial courts who have exercised these functions for at least fourteen years a…

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