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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-17

The statutory auditors shall be convened to all meetings of the board of directors or the management board and the supervisory board, or of the collegiate administrative or management body and the sup…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-17

…ve management organisation has the right to examine any document drawn up by this organisation or received by it concerning the current financial year, subject to respect for the secrets protected by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article R214-17

The mediator may, in compliance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 214-13, decide on the publication of the conciliation agreement or recommendation, in full or in excerpts, in n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-17

…de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique shall inform the person whose activity is to offer access to online public communication services of the suspension sentence imposed on its subscriber by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R329-17

…ed within fifteen days of any change in status or general regulations and of any termination of office of a member of the deliberative and governing bodies of an approved organisation. Failure to decl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-17

On notification of the detention, the holder of the goods is invited to inform the owner of the possibility offered to him to oppose the destruction of these goods. The right holder is informed that t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article R412-17

The appeal shall be lodged by petition addressed to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal by the applicant in person or by a lawyer duly registered at a bar.If the applicant does not appear…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-17

…icle L. 613-16 shall be adopted immediately after the opinion of the Committee. The patent owner, licensees and the Director General of the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle shall be noti…

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

Article R612-17

…oning the designation of the subject matter of the invention and the technical features which are necessary for the definition of the claimed elements but which, combined together, form part of the st…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international agreements and European Union law

Article R614-17

The fees payable referred to in the third paragraph of Article R. 614-5 are the filing fee and, where applicable, the fee for drawing up the search report provided for in article R. 612-5. In the case…

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