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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-50

All time limits set by this section are clear. The day of the act or decision which causes it to run, on the one hand, and the last day, on the other, shall not be counted. Any time limit which would…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-52

When seizure in rem is ordered, the judge may require the applicant to provide security, which must be deposited before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailiff,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-54

Decrees of the Minister responsible for agriculture issued after consultation with the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority will specify, as n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-53

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 623-27-1 and given to the applicant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

…rticles L. 623-17 or L. 623-20, the applicant must justify that the conditions of l'article L. 623-25 sont remplies. The president may authorise the bailiff to make any useful observations with a view…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section

Article R718-5

All correspondence or documents relating to proceedings before the National Institute of Industrial Property provided for in this Title shall be filed at the registered office of the Institute or sent…

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

Article R721-5

I. - The National Institute of Industrial Property shall draw up a summary of the public enquiry and consultation, which it shall send to the applicant, together with its conclusions and any recommend…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article R722-5

The president of the judicial court may order, in the light of the seizure report, any measure to complete the proof of acts allegedly infringing a geographical indication..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-55

At any time, the judge may decide to suspend or terminate the visit.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-54

The judge may visit the premises visited during the intervention.

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