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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-29-1

There is no limitation period for an action for nullity of a plant variety certificate.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-28-1

In the event of a civil conviction for infringement, the court may order, at the request of the injured party, that the products recognised as infringing products and the materials and implements used…

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

Article L712-2-1

Any local authority or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation may ask the National Institute of Industrial Property to be alerted in the event of the filing of an application to register…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Authorisations

Article L511-2-1

…awn up by the authorised agents referred to in this chapter may be drawn up or converted into digital format and may be stored in their entirety in this form, in secure conditions, without the need fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-22-1

In municipalities with a population of 20,000 or more, the municipal council, at the request of one-sixth of its members, deliberates on the creation of an information and assessment mission, tasked w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-20-1

I. - When the municipal council is renewed, the allowances of its members, with the exception of the mayor's allowance, are set by deliberation. This decision must be taken within three months of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-1-2

In municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants, prior to the debates on the draft budget, the mayor presents a report on the situation with regard to equality between women and men concerning the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-29-1

Where a professional association representing the interests of one or more categories of persons falling within the remit of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or who may be subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-27-1

The Minister responsible for labour, on his own initiative or at the written and reasoned request of an employers' organisation or an employees' organisation which is representative in the field of ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Responsibilities

Article L23-113-2

To carry out their duties, members of the committee have access to companies, with the employer's authorisation.

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