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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-33

…nt may provide, for the cross-border mergers referred to in Article L. 236-31, for the payment of a cash balance in excess of 10% of the nominal value or, failing that, of the accounting par value of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-3

Clauses or contracts providing for any person carrying out production, distribution or service activities the possibility:a) To benefit retroactively from discounts, rebates or commercial cooperation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability

Article L481-3

The loss suffered by the claimant as a result of the anti-competitive practice referred to in Article L. 481-1 includes in particular: 1° The loss made, resulting : a) The additional cost correspondin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-3

Lawsuits pending before the industrial tribunal on the date of the opening judgment are continued in the presence of the mandataire judiciaire and the administrator where he has a mission to assist or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-3

…the conditions set out in these same articles. At its request, the court may exempt the debtor from carrying out the inventory provided for in article L. 622-6.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-32

Decisions taken by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique pursuant to the procedural rules set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this subsection may not conflict with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-31

…ed 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 investigating the c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-30

When a case is referred to the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the case shall be investigated…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-3

The patent application shall comprise a request for the grant of a patent, the model for which shall be laid down by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-3

…ich observations by third parties must be submitted pursuant to Article L. 712-3 runs from the publication of the Gazette by the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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