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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-18

The period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 716-4-7 and given to the applicant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-53

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 623-27-1 and given to the applicant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-13

…ty of another Member State of the European Union or the European Commission" are deleted; 2° In the last sentence, the words: "these authorities" are replaced by the words: "the Authority".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-184

…n the capital of other legal entities, whether or not evidenced by securities, which, by creating a lasting link with them, are intended to contribute to the business of the company holding them. Secu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R277

…to article "850-1" and the reference to "II of article 529-4" is replaced by the reference "to the last paragraph of article 850-1".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employers' groups

Article R1255-9

Any person referred to in article D. 1253-2 and in the last paragraph of article D. 1253-4 who transmits inaccurate information or fails to notify any changes within the period specified in these arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-62

When the dates set by this section or the last day of the deadlines it specifies fall on a public holiday or a Saturday, they are postponed until the first working day thereafter. The same applies to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Training obligation

Article D722-31

Initial training lasts eight days and is organised by the Ecole nationale de la magistrature . In particular, it covers lessons relating to judicial organisation, the principles of procedure, the oper…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Payment and early release.

Article D3324-41

…eaving the assets he wishes to transfer, using the details given in the summary statement or in the last statement available to him, and asks the company to liquidate these assets.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Transfers

Article D3335-1

…eaving the assets he wishes to transfer, using the details given in the summary statement or in the last statement available to him, and asks the company to liquidate these assets.

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