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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-2

Ingages the liability of its author and obliges him to compensate the damage caused the fact, by any person engaged in activities of production, distribution or services to participate directly or ind…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-2

An anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1 is irrevocably presumed to have been established with regard to the natural or legal person designated in the same Article once its existen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification of claims.

Article L625-2

…rification by the judicial representative to the employees' representative mentioned in Article L. 621-4. The mandataire judiciaire must provide the representative with all relevant documents and info…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-2

…e initiation of proceedings after a report from the conciliator on the progress of the conciliation and the prospects for adoption of the draft plan by the affected parties concerned. It may obtain co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article R321-27

When the supervisory board wishes to hear a person pursuant to III of article L. 327-11, the interested party is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least fifteen days bef…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article R321-26

I. - The requests referred to in articles L. 327-6 and L. 327-13 shall be made by letter delivered against signature or any other means capable of establishing proof of the date of referral, including…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-2

…the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Subject to the exceptions provided for in articles L. 422-4 and L. 422-5, the agent, constituted for the filing and for the performance of any subsequent a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-21

The descriptions and claims contained in the applications filed may be drafted in a foreign language. If this option is used, the applicant shall be invited to provide a French-language translation of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-22

Proof of the exhibitor's right, defined in Article L. 611-13, first paragraph, second indent b, shall be provided within four months of the filing date of the patent application in the form of a certi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-20

…he scope of the protection applied for or for the application of the third paragraph of Article L. 611-11. The final content of the abstract is, if necessary, formatted by the National Institute of In…

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