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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Content and amendment of the single copy or certificate of transferability

Article R2191-50

If there is a change in the designation of the accounting officer or in the terms of settlement of the contract, the purchaser shall annotate the single copy or the certificate of transferability with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-50

…overned by the law of another Member State of the European Union listed in Annex II to Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-50

When the presentation of the bill of exchange or the making of the protest within the prescribed time limits is prevented by an insurmountable obstacle such as the legal prescription of any State or a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Appeals against decisions by the Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority

Article R331-50

The First President of the Court of Appeal or his delegate shall set the time limits within which the parties to the proceedings must communicate their written observations to each other and file a co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-50

In the event of partial non-compliance of the description or drawings with the provisions of articles L. 611-17, L. 611-18, L. 611-19 (4°) or L. 612-1, notification shall be given to the applicant. Th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance or revocation of title

Article R613-50

The following shall be entered in the National Patent Register: The mention of the decision establishing lapse provided for in Article L. 613-22; Petitions initiating restoration appeals, appeals agai…

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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 Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Implementing provisions

Article L512-50

A decree in the Council of State shall define the terms and conditions for the application of this section.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article R224-50

For the application of article L. 224-111, parts from the circular economy mean components and elements from a preparation operation with a view to their re-use for a purpose identical to that for whi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distribution of proceeds from assets

Article R742-50

If a letter of notification is returned to the liquidator but cannot be delivered to its addressee, the liquidator shall proceed by way of service.

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