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Showing 921930 of 9424 articles for Art. CA Versailles 14-11-1996

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-149

The capital increase resulting from the exercise of rights attached to securities giving access to the capital is not subject to the formalities provided for in Article L. 225-142, the second paragrap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-14

The conversion of a société en commandite par actions into a société anonyme or a société à responsabilité limitée is decided by the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, with the agreement o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-14

…es of another class. In the event of the conversion of preference shares into shares resulting in a capital reduction not motivated by losses, creditors whose claim predates the date on which the minu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-14

The Articles of Association may make any transfer of shares subject to the Company's prior approval.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-14

…o comply with the conditions under which that licence was granted, the patent owner and, where applicable, the other licensees may obtain from the court the withdrawal of that licence.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-14

Applications for plant variety certificates, acts granting the certificate and any acts transmitting or modifying the rights attached to an application for a certificate or to a certificate may only b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-14

…0,000 euros. When the offence has been committed in an organised gang or on an online public communication network or when the acts involve goods that are dangerous to human or animal health or safety…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-14

I.-A French patent application or a French patent and a European patent application or a European patent which has not been the subject of a waiver of the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-14

The decisions referred to in this chapter are taken by the Director of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle under the conditions laid down in articles L. 411-4 et L. 411-5.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-14

…the latter no longer meet the conditions to which registration or approval is subject.In the latter case, the minister responsible for culture and the minister responsible for the disabled send formal…

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