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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-8

…Property, unless it appears either that its presentation does not meet the technical requirements necessary to allow its reproduction, or that its publication would be of such a nature as to infringe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-8

The period mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 716-1 is three months. The date of the end of the examination phase referred to in the same article is notified without delay to the parties by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-8

…roperty and the minister responsible for craft trades. When an operator who is a member of the defence and management body wishes to indicate that the product complies with the approved specifications…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-8

…rised agents may demand to be provided with documents of any kind likely to facilitate the performance of their duties. They may obtain them or take copies of them, by any means and on any medium, or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-8

The costs resulting from the implementation of the measures mentioned in article L. 521-7 shall be borne by operators designated by decree.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-8

…than six months after completion of the publicity measures ordered by the court. It sets out the procedures for this membership and specifies whether consumers apply directly to the trader or via the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Actions in the collective interest of consumers

Article L621-8

…contracts concluded by the same trader with consumers, and to order him to inform the consumers concerned at his own expense by any appropriate means.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-8

…the investigation and establishment of a breach that has given rise to an administrative penalty procedure may only be communicated to the person who is the subject of the procedure or their represent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article L711-8

When over-indebtedness proceedings are initiated before a commission at the request of a sole trader with limited liability, the latter shall indicate, when filing the case, whether proceedings instit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article L712-8

The debtor whose request for treatment of the over-indebtedness situation is declared admissible is heard by the commission at his request. The commission may also hear any person it deems useful.

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