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Showing 32713280 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-73-3

The decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle rejecting the application to amend the patent referred to in Article R. 612-73 may be the subject of the annu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formalities.

Article L2143-7

The names of the union representative(s) are brought to the attention of the employer under conditions determined by decree. They are posted on boards reserved for trade union communications. A copy o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-73

…e a corresponding part from the circular economy at the time of the offer of the service, a clearly and legibly worded statement appears under this option and specifies that the supply of these parts…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-74

…or the repair or maintenance time or price, the possibility of choosing between the different parts and options is clearly presented to the consumer. The consumer shall specify his choice on a durable…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-75

The trader shall keep, where appropriate in dematerialised form, a duplicate copy of the documents communicated to the consumer for a period of two years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-71

For the purposes of this section, "durable medium" means: a durable medium within the meaning of 8° of the introductory article of the legislative part of the Consumer Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-72

…nce or repair service, for the use of parts from the circular economy, by means of a clear, visible and legible display from the outside. This display specifies the categories of equipment concerned a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-7

…rs primarily engaged in one of the following activities: 1° Building prototypes; 2° Matching offers and licence applications; 3° Creating trademarks; 4° Financing innovation. The provisions of this Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…ponsible for the general policy of the institution. He represents the institution in all civil acts and acts in legal proceedings on behalf of the institution.The Director is competent to settle the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L946-7

…of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "with regard to information of a confidential nature and given as such".

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