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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-5

The classification decision referred to in Article D. 333-5-3 may be revoked or amended for the remaining period of the initial decision if, following an adversarial procedure initiated by the body re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5-5

…in I, which is subject to the conditions laid down in the first three paragraphs of Article R. 464-5, includes the information referred to in 1° and 3° to 6° of III. II - The summary application refe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Rules of conduct and remuneration

Article L341-52

Any person who pays or causes to be paid the staff mentioned in the fourth and seventh paragraphs of article L. 314-23 under conditions contrary to these provisions is punishable by a fine of 30,000 e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-53

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 612-31, the request for conversion of the utility certificate application into a patent application shall be made in writing at any time during the period of ei…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-59

The applicant has a period of three months, renewable once, from notification of the preliminary search report, to file new claims or submit observations for the purpose of discussing the opposability…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-55

The request to convert the patent application referred to in Article R. 612-3 in an application for a utility certificate shall be made in writing at any time during the eighteen-month period from fil…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-58

The preliminary search report is immediately notified to the applicant, who, if prior art is cited, must, on pain of rejection of the patent application, file new claims or submit observations in supp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-57

A preliminary search report is drawn up. It cites the documents that may be taken into consideration to assess the patentability of the invention, which is the subject of the patent application. It is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-54

…ertificate application in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 612-15, the search report fee must be paid within one month of the date of receipt of the conversion requ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R341-5

…formalities prescribed in articles L. 312-28 and L. 312-29 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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