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Showing 401410 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-31

A creditor who is the holder of commitments jointly and severally subscribed, endorsed or guaranteed by two or more co-obligors subject to a safeguard procedure may declare his claim for the nominal v…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-31

Where the draft plan has been adopted by each of the classes in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 626-30-2, the court shall rule on it in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 2…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalty procedure

Article R321-31

As part of the checks carried out pursuant to 2° of Article L. 327-1, the representative of the supervisory board draws up reports stating the nature, date and location of the observations made. They…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-31

The experts referred to in Article R. 331-30 are appointed by the chairman of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique on a proposal from the rapporteur in charge of i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-31

If the deed transferring the company shares is drawn up under private deed, as many originals as are necessary to provide each party with a copy and to comply with the provisions of article R. 422-28.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-31

The cross-appeal shall be lodged in accordance with the provisions of article R. 411-25.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requests concerning national defence

Article R612-31

If the prohibitions on disclosure and free exploitation end more than one year after the date of filing, the application may not be made public under the conditions provided for in Article R. 612-39 o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-31

The order provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 5) shall be notified to the owner of the patent, to the licensees and to the beneficiary of the licence applied for. It shall be entered automati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Fees

Article R623-31

The annual fee provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 623-16 is payable for the first time on the date of issue of the plant variety certificate. It must be paid within two months of the n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-31

Failing agreement between the parties, only the commission's proposal shall be brought to the court's attention.

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