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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R134-5

…4-5 and the request for withdrawal provided for in the first two paragraphs of article L. 134-6 are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by electronic means with acknowledg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-25

The patent is declared invalid by court decision:a) If its subject matter is not patentable under the terms of Articles L. 611-10, L. 611-11 and L. 611-13 to L. 611-19;b) If it does not set out the in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-10

The Association's General Meeting adopts the rules of professional conduct to which the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the Association's salaried staff are bound, as we…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article L742-13

The judge shall rule on any disputed claims.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Orientation and placement

Article R5213-1-1

Any application for renewal of recognition of the status of disabled worker, submitted to the departmental disabled persons' centre, extends the effects of the recognition of this status issued in res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Exceptional provisions specific to the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements.

Article L670-1

…are neither farmers nor persons exercising a commercial or craft activity or any other independent professional activity, including a liberal profession subject to a legislative or regulatory status,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-1

…of the network of chambers of commerce and industry are free of charge.However, this free of charge status does not prevent the allocation of allowances or reimbursement of expenses, the list, terms a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R743-139-23

…n, which includes a list of the partners with an indication, as appropriate, of their profession or status with regard to article R. 743-139-2, followed, for each, by an indication of the share of cap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General duties

Article R4312-70

…may display their surname, first names, telephone numbers, days and hours of consultation and their status with regard to health insurance organisations on a plaque at their place of practice. They ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Expert

Article R7343-104

…Provides proof of insurance to cover its liability and, in the case of a legal entity, of its legal status; 2° Has the organisational, human and material resources to carry out its expert appraisal as…

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