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Showing 27712780 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-21

…be extended, at the request of the Minister of Defence, for a renewable period of one year. In this case, the request is not forwarded to the International Bureau set up by the Washington Treaty. Exte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L463-4

Except in cases where the communication or consultation of these documents is necessary for the exercise of the rights of defence of a defendant, the General Rapporteur of the Autorité de la concurren…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-51

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (7° and 9°), reasoned notification is given to the applicant. The notification contains a form…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant (Pay parking disputes commission)

Article L2333-87-9

…du contentieux du stationnement payant may, by a decision that is not subject to appeal, refer the case file to the Conseil d'Etat, which shall examine the question raised within a period of three mo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: The procedure for adjudicating a continuing dispute

Article 1564

…that the opposing party must constitute a lawyer within fifteen days of that notification.In other cases, the applicant's lawyer is informed by the court registry, as soon as the application is hande…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R1113-8

…ntry.Notice of the deposit is sent to the depositor, to the depositor's legal representative in the case of a minor or, in the case of an adult subject to a legal protection measure with representatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-33

…and public holidays not included, a second deliberation of an act of the Executive Council. In the cases provided for in this article, the act or deliberation shall not become enforceable until it ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-34

…and public holidays not included, a second deliberation of an act of the Executive Council. In the cases provided for in this article, the act or deliberation shall not become enforceable until it ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R1331-73

In the case of individual fireplaces and appliances, maintenance and sweeping are carried out at the occupant's initiative, unless otherwise stipulated in the lease.In the case of collective fireplace…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-31

…implementation of the budget equal to or greater than 5% of revenue in the operating section in the case of a group of municipalities with a total of 20,000 inhabitants or more, and 10% in the case of…

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