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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-6

Subject to inadmissibility being raised ex officio by the Institute and to the cases of suspension or closure of the proceedings provided for respectively in Articles R. 716-9 and R. 716-11, the appli…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General information

Article R313-3

The general information mentioned in article L. 313-6 are as follows: 1° The identity of the lender, or where applicable the credit intermediary, and the geographical address of the party providing th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-83

The company shall send shareholders or make available to them, under the conditions provided for in articles R. 225-88 and R. 225-89, the following information contained in one or more documents: 1° T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-8-1

Where sociétés de crédit foncier issue "obligations foncières" with an extendible maturity date, the maturity date may only be extended in one or more of the following cases:1° In the event of non-pay…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-91

In the case of contributions in kind and the stipulation of special benefits for the benefit of associates or non-associates, a contribution auditor is appointed by court order, at the request of the…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Article L410-1

The pilot-in-command, pilots, mechanics and all other personnel in charge of operating an aircraft must hold aeronautical qualifications under the conditions determined by order of the Minister for Ci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-9

The director of the establishment decides to lift the psychiatric care measure when this is requested : 1° By the departmental psychiatric care commission mentioned in article L. 3222-5 ; 2° By one of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-13

I.-The decision to withdraw administrative authorisation is published in the Official Journal of the French Republic and in the Official Journal of the European Union.This publication is carried out b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-8

In the event of liquidation of the first section of the guarantee fund relating to compensation, and after deduction of the residual commitments of the Union des entreprises et des salariés pour le lo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Account overdrafts

Article R312-32

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 312-85, the lender or credit intermediary shall provide the borrower, in a clear and legible manner, with information concerning: 1° The identity an…

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