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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-16

The rules relating to accounting, the form of budgets and accounts, the books and records of the authorising officer and the accounting officer will be laid down by one or more orders signed by the mi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-16

…n the customs administration decides to take a sample, three copies are taken by the customs officers. One is given to the owner of the copyright or related right or his representative, the other is g…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-16

…l be mentioned as such in the publications of the patent application and in the patent specifications. If this cannot be done, he shall be mentioned in the copies of the publications of the patent app…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-16

…decision within two months of the date on which the decision referred to it is received by its secretariat.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-16

…ess the technical characteristics of the invention, on mere references to the description or drawings.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-16

…ons; 4° Any information in his possession that may be useful in resolving the dispute. Attached thereto is a copy of the statement and communications made pursuant to Articles R. 611-1 to R. 611-10 as…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-16

Subject to the provisions of article R. 623-44, any application for a plant variety certificate duly filed shall be published in an official bulletin to be issued by the national plant variety authori…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-16

…arties without the latter having been given the opportunity to debate them in adversarial proceedings. The parties to the opposition are required to expressly state their claims and the factual and le…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Funeral service contracts

Article R224-16

The procedures for applying the rules relating to funeral service contracts are laid down by the provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of Part Two of the General Local Authorities Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Usury rates

Article D314-16

…inated loans to collect from credit institutions the data needed to calculate average effective rates. This calculation is based on a simple arithmetic average of the overall effective rates observed.…

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