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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-12

Failing a response from the competent authority within the time limits laid down in this chapter, the applications concerned shall be deemed to have been rejected.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article R421-12

Registrations and deletions are published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle. The updated list of qualified persons is published at the beginning of each calendar year in the bullet…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-12

The commission meets at the Institut national de la propriété industrielle or, by decision of the chairman, at one of its provincial centres when circumstances so require.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-12

The provisions set out in articles R. 718-2 and R. 718-4 are applicable to this section.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-12

An order of the minister responsible for the economy establishes the list of information required to examine the application, the supporting documents that accompany it and the application form.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-12

Where the instalments paid by the borrower do not immediately result in a corresponding amortisation of the total amount of credit, but serve to reconstitute the capital at the periods and under the c…

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

Article R742-12

The declaration of claims shall include the amount in principal, interest, incidentals and costs of the claim on the day it is declared, the origin of the claim, the nature of any lien or security att…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article D821-12

The National Consumer Council is convened in plenary session by the Minister responsible for consumer affairs, on his own initiative or at the request of the majority of the full members of one of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-12

The head of the Prefecture's Aliens Department, or his representative, acts as rapporteur for the Residence Permit Commission. He/she does not take part in its deliberations. The aforementioned depart…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Domiciliation

Article R551-12

Asylum seekers with a stable address are required, in the event of a change of address, to inform the French Office for Immigration and Integration without delay. Failing this, all correspondence is s…

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