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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D631-2

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts having exclusive jurisdiction to hear actions relating to patents for invention, utility certificates, supplementary protection certificates and topogr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D631-1

As stated in article D. 211-5 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts called upon to hear actions relating to new plant varieties pursuant to article L.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to civil disputes

Article R631-1

Civil disputes arising from the application of this Code shall, where the amount of the claim does not exceed €5,000, be governed by the rules relating to referral by application in accordance with th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to civil disputes

Article R631-4

When imposing a sentence, the judge may, even of his own motion, for reasons of equity or the economic situation of the professional convicted, charge him in full with the proportional recovery or col…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to civil disputes

Article R631-3

The consumer may bring the matter either before one of the courts having territorial jurisdiction under the Code of Civil Procedure, or before the court for the place where he resided when the contrac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to civil disputes

Article R631-2

Civil disputes arising from the application of this code may be subject to the procedure defined by articles 1425-1 to 1425-9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2-1

Without prejudice to the respective powers of the institutions that its members represent, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière supervises the financial system as a whole, with the aim of preservi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information between authorities

Article L631-1

I. - The Banque de France, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

Article L631-2

The High Council for Financial Stability is composed of eight members: 1° The Minister for the Economy, Chairman ; 2° The Governor of the Banque de France, Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle prudent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-11

Where it appears that the debtor does not meet the conditions required for the opening of receivership proceedings, the court shall reject the application.

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