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Showing 401410 of 52521 articles for Art. 155 IV 2°

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

Article L613-23-2

…Institut shall have the effect of a judgment within the meaning of Article L. 111-3 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures. The decision of the Director General of the Institute has the effect of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-2

The invalidity decision has absolute effect. Where the grounds for invalidity affect the registration of a trade mark only in part, only a partial invalidity shall be granted.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: French UCITS portfolio management companies

Article L532-24-2

…ion or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 shall submit an applica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-2

…ry of a single municipality. The request to delimit or modify these zones is sent to the representative of the State in the region. Reasons must be given for the request, which must include an impact…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-2

…ing information:1° An indication of the host country in which the firm intends to carry on business;2° A programme of operations specifying in particular the investment services and related services t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2-1

The courts and magistrates mentioned in Article 706-17 may ask specialist assistants, appointed under the conditions set out in Article 706, to take part, in accordance with the procedures laid down i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Waiver of limitation.

Article 2252

A person who is unable to exercise his rights himself cannot waive the acquired prescription on his own.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Waiver of limitation.

Article 2253

…interest in prescription being acquired, may set it up against or invoke it even when the debtor waives it.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Waiver of limitation.

Article 2250

Only an acquired prescription is subject to renunciation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Waiver of limitation.

Article 2251

Waiver of the statute of limitations is express or tacit.Tacit waiver results from circumstances unequivocally establishing the will not to avail oneself of the statute of limitations.

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