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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article L611-16

Any clause which modifies the conditions for continuing a current contract by reducing the debtor's rights or increasing his obligations solely as a result of the appointment of a mandataire ad hoc pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-11

A person included on the list may request to be removed from it at any time. Any person falling under one of the measures mentioned in Article R. 421-2. Reasons are given for cancellation and a decisi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-10

The decision of the director general of the institute ruling on the application for registration where applicable, after a decision by the jury in accordance with articles R. 421-5 and R. 421-1-2 is n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-1

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 421-1-1, the registration of a natural person on the list of qualified industrial property persons provided for in Article L. 421-1 is subject to compliance wit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-12

Registrations and deletions are published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle. The updated list of qualified persons is published at the beginning of each calendar year in the bullet…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article L721-1

The debtor submits a request to the Commission de surendettement des particuliers (Private Individuals' Overindebtedness Commission) for the treatment of his overindebtedness situation, in which he de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article R721-1

The debtor sends or submits the request for treatment of his overindebtedness situation to the secretariat of the commission.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-1

The region, with the exception of the Ile-de-France region, overseas regions and territorial authorities with special status exercising the powers of a region, draws up a regional plan for planning, s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-10

Within six months of the general renewal of the regional councils, the president of the regional council presents the regional council with an assessment of the implementation of the plan. The Regiona…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-11

A decree in the Council of State shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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