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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-11

…he assignment of the pledge or the renunciation thereof, as well as legal claims and final judicial decisions relating to these rights, shall be registered at the request of one of the parties to the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-5

…or, defer or stagger, up to a maximum of two years, the payment of the sums due.By special reasoned decision, he may order that the sums corresponding to the deferred instalments shall bear interest a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4112-3

…tigation outside mainland France. The person concerned is notified.Within one week of the Council's decision, the interested party will be notified by registered letter. If registration is refused, re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-33

…ion 5 of this chapter, for a period of six months or more, he may be excluded from the company by a decision taken by a majority of the other members. The excluded member has a period of six months, f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-6

…stration under the conditions provided for in Article R. 422-4 and notifies, where appropriate, the decision to the registrar responsible for keeping the register of commerce and companies at the cour…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 975

…plicant's lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de cassation; 4° An indication of the contested decision. The statement shall specify, where applicable, the heads of the decision to which the appe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-1

…5 to 18 of this order of his own motion must first invite the parties to present their observations.Decisions taken pursuant to articles 2 to 20 of this order are final. They may be appealed to the Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-4

The registration of the declaration of activity is cancelled by decision of the administrative authority when it is established, following an inspection carried out pursuant to 1° of Article L. 6361-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-2

…icle L. 6211-19 is granted, for laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence: 1° By decision of this Minister if the suspension of activities is likely to compromise the priority missi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-2

…fice as well as the body that legally represents them;3° The following are attacheda) A copy of the decision imposing the permanent ban on practising or the permanent withdrawal of the professional ca…

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