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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-16

The rules making up the code of ethics of the profession of statutory auditor are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, after obtaining the opinion of the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes. The…

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

Article R329-16

Authorisation is granted for five years. Approval is renewable under the same conditions as the initial approval.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-16

The rules relating to accounting, the form of budgets and accounts, the books and records of the authorising officer and the accounting officer will be laid down by one or more orders signed by the mi…

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

Article R612-16

Claims define the subject matter of the protection applied for by indicating the technical characteristics of the invention. A claim may not, unless absolutely necessary, be based, in order to express…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-16

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 716-7 shall be ordered by the president of the judicial court with jurisdiction to hear the case on the merits.The president may au…

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

Article R712-16

When an opposition is referred to it, the National Institute of Industrial Property shall observe and observe itself the principle of contradiction. It may not base its decision on pleas, explanations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-16

The liquidator has twelve months to sell the debtor's assets out of court or, failing that, organise a forced sale under the conditions relating to civil enforcement procedures.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-16

Creditors on whom the measures imposed by the commission pursuant to articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 or those taken by the judge pursuant to article L. 733-13 are enforceable may not take enf…

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

Article R224-16

The procedures for applying the rules relating to funeral service contracts are laid down by the provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book II of Part Two of the General Local Authorities Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-16

When the lender demands immediate repayment of the outstanding capital pursuant to article L. 312-39, it may claim compensation equal to 8% of the outstanding capital at the date of default.

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