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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-5

I. - Where reproductive or vegetative propagating material or a harvested product has been sold or made available to third parties in any form whatsoever by the breeder or with his consent, for the pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-5

Any third party is prohibited from:- reproducing the protected topography;- commercially exploiting or holding, transhipping, using, exporting or importing for that purpose any such reproduction or an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by the trade mark

Article L713-5

The use in the course of trade, for goods or services, not authorised by the proprietor of a well-known trade mark within the meaning of Article 6 bis of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Ind…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-5

…k for the goods or services for which it is registered for an uninterrupted period of five years shall forfeit his rights. The starting point for this period shall be the date of registration of the t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-5

The Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property shall rule on the opposition after an adversarial procedure including an investigation phase, under the conditions defined by decr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L722-5

…rder, if necessary under a fine, in order to determine the origin and distribution networks of the allegedly infringing products, the production of any documents or information held by the defendant o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
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Article L811-5

The rules applicable in mainland France by virtue of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 are applicable in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-56

If the judicial cancellation or annulment of the main contract occurs through the fault of the seller, the seller may, at the request of the lender, be ordered to guarantee the borrower repayment of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-50

In the event of default by the borrower and where the lender does not require immediate repayment of the outstanding capital, it may increase, within limits set by decree, the rate of interest that th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-51

In the case of door-to-door sales or canvassing, the withdrawal period is fourteen completed calendar days, regardless of the date of delivery or supply of the goods or services.No cash payment may be…

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