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Showing 11311140 of 42684 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-3-1980 n° 78-14.510

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-18

Challenges relating to the validity of the breeder's right over the variety for which a plant variety certificate is applied for are brought directly before the judicial courts and, in the overseas te…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-18

The publication of each of the translations and revised translations referred to in Articles R. 614-11 and R. 614-12 shall give rise to the payment of a fee payable when the translation is submitted.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-18

The provisions of Article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or those relating to professional secrecy do not prevent the communication, to the competent authorities of the Member States of the Euro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementation of the judgment, compensation and enforcement

Article L623-18

The trader shall provide individual compensation for the losses suffered by each consumer, under the conditions, limits and time limits set by the judgment referred to in Article L. 623-5.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Marriage brokerage contracts

Article R242-18

The fact that a professional collects, before expiry of the waiver period provided for in article L. 224-91, a payment or deposit in any form whatsoever is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th cla…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Revolving credit

Article R341-18

A failure by the lender to comply with any of the obligations relating to the renewal of renewable contracts set out in articles L. 312-75 to L. 312-83 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th clas…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Credit consolidation

Article R314-18

The threshold mentioned in article L. 314-11 is reached when the proportion of home loans mentioned in article L. 313-1, represents 60% of the total amount of the credit consolidation transaction. The…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-18

Revenue and imprest accounts may be set up in the establishment under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825 D

It is forbidden, under penalty of dismissal, for any agent of the offices of guarantee to allow tracings to be taken or to give descriptions either verbally or in writing, of the works which are broug…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1840 O

The penalty against those who abuse stamps for stamping is the same as that imposed by the penal code against stamp counterfeiters.

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