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

Article R613-16

The Commission shall give its 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

Claims define the subject matter of the protection applied for by indicating the technical characteristics of the invention. A claim may not, unless absolutely necessary, be based, in order to express…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-16

The application shall be signed by the applicant or his representative. It shall state: 1° The surname, first names, profession and address of the applicant and of the other parties; 2° The subject of…

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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
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-16

The annual fees provided for in Article L. 612-19 which are due for the European patent must be paid under the conditions provided for in Article 141 of the European Patent Convention. These fees are…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R716-16

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 716-7 shall be ordered by the president of the judicial court with jurisdiction to hear the case on the merits.The president may au…

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

Article R712-16

When an opposition is referred to it, the National Institute of Industrial Property shall observe and observe itself the principle of contradiction. It may not base its decision on pleas, explanations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control of the sale of goods and provision of services over the Internet

Article L512-16

To monitor the sale of goods and the provision of services over the internet, authorised agents may use an assumed identity.The conditions under which they carry out their findings are specified by de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article L623-16

In the event of non-performance by the trader, in respect of consumers who have accepted compensation, of the decision given within the time limit set, Articles L. 623-19 and L. 623-20 are applicable…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-16

If it is established that a product has been placed on the market without having been the subject of the authorisation, registration or declaration required by the regulations applicable to that produ…

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