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Showing 801810 of 43993 articles for Art. al. 3 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 2018

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-14

…on is lodged, together with an indication of the goods or services to which the opposition relates ;3° A statement of the grounds on which the opposition is based;4° Proof of payment of the prescribed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-141

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The aid is the subject of an agreement with the production company.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-140

The decision to grant aid is taken after consultation with the Overseas Aid Committee.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-14

Controls carried out pursuant to Articles L. 632-12 and L. 632-13 by representatives of a foreign supervisory authority entrusted with a mission similar to that entrusted in France to the Autorité de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-14

…ing the option(s) chosen;2° All official documents proving the candidate's identity and nationality;3° All documents proving the candidate's domicile;4° A legible photocopy of one of the qualification…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-140

…e animal or farm from which the pathogen was taken; 2° The date of receipt of the pathogen sampled; 3° The name and address of the prescribing veterinarian; 4° The pathogen from which the autovaccine…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

In addition to the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force, the customs administration may, at the written request of the owner of a registered design or the beneficiary of an exclusi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-14

…iday at the holiday destination must not have been convicted of any offence entered in bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: General Meeting.

Article R214-144

…rmation are sent or made available to all shareholders under the conditions set out in articles R. 214-137 and R. 214-138, no later than fifteen days before the meeting:1° The management company's rep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-14

…ts of the associations of mayors in the department or, in the absence of agreement, by the Prefect; 3° Representatives of professional and inter-professional employers' organisations; 4° Representativ…

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