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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R431-16-3

Transactions covered by the State guarantee are recorded in separate accounts opened in the books of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance, with one account for transactions carried out under Articles L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-3

Catastrophic risk arises when the debtor is prevented from honouring its commitments as a result of a disaster such as a cyclone, flood, tidal wave, earthquake or volcanic eruption in the debtor's cou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-7-3

The agreement referred to in article L. 432-4 specifies the conditions for implementing the mandate provided for in the same article, in particular those relating to the remuneration of the body refer…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Investment transactions.

Article R442-9-3

The transfer risk arises when political events, economic difficulties or the legislation of the country in which the investment was made prevent or delay transfers corresponding to the repatriation of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Import operations.

Article R442-10-3

…are destroyed or damaged or are subject to additional costs that are not recoverable from the seller.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-58-3

The time limit for appealing against the decision to close the case is one month. It runs from the day on which notification was made to the author of the complaint or referral. Reasons must be given…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-3-1

Until the start of technical preparations for publication, the applicant may be authorised, by written request addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property, to rectify ma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-55-3

Controls are carried out by one or more controllers chosen by the President of the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle from among industrial property attorneys or former members…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44-3

Where several opposition applications relate to the same patent, the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall order that they be joined, subject to their admissibil…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-45-3

…tion request fee. The decision to close the limitation procedure is notified to the patent proprietor.

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