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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-7

…of 14 June 2017 shall be annexed by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle to any final decision of the Office of the European Union for Intellectual Property fixing the amount of costs.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 589

…ed down by the Cour de cassation, by declaration at the registry of the court which handed down the decision, within five days of the notification provided for in article 614.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43-4

…212-10-7, the regional director of youth, sport and social cohesion notifies the candidate of the decision and fills in the national tool for monitoring registrations and results for the certificati…

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

Article L4222-5

…l'ordre des pharmaciens (National Council of the Order of Pharmacists) will rule on appeals against decisions by the regional councils of section A and the central councils of sections B, C, D, E, G a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Legal action against the guarantee fund

Article R421-56

…t judgment. The same applies to policyholders who wish to claim against the guarantee fund when the decision or settlement relates to a contract covered by the fund.

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

Article 312-27

The grant is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the developed version of the project and proof of e…

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

Article 421-5

The decision to grant aid is taken after consultation with the Commission for Documentary Innovation. In the case of grants for writing and grants for enhanced development, the Commission is consulted…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: The Company Ombudsman

Article R2197-23

…lders may have recourse to the Company Mediator.The Company Mediator acts as a third party, without decision-making powers, in order to help the parties, who have expressed a wish to do so, to find a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Approved bodies for the management of the right to authorise simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission and representation by a signal distributor

Article R323-3

…ll be communicated to the Minister responsible for culture within fifteen days of the corresponding decision. Failure to notify may result in withdrawal of approval.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisations authorised to manage reprographic reproduction rights

Article R322-3

…ll be communicated to the Minister responsible for culture within fifteen days of the corresponding decision. Failure to notify may result in withdrawal of approval.

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