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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Appeals against the decisions of the person in charge of missions falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority

Article R412-17

The appeal shall be lodged by petition addressed to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal by the applicant in person or by a lawyer duly registered at a bar.If the applicant does not appear…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-17

The designation of the inventor may be rectified only on request accompanied by the consent of the person wrongly designated, and, if the request is not made by the applicant or the proprietor of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-17

If the application does not comply with the provisions of the preceding article, the secretariat shall invite the applicant to complete it within a period of one month. The option shall be open, befor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Probationary measures

Article R716-17

Where the judge has made the seizure subject to the provision of guarantees by the claimant, these must be provided before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailif…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-17

Where the lender does not require immediate repayment of the outstanding capital, it may demand compensation from the defaulting borrower equal to 8% of the unpaid due instalments. However, if the len…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-17

The judgment in which the judge rules on the challenge is subject to appeal.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Group membership

Article R623-17

Subscription to the group shall be made by any means enabling receipt to be acknowledged, in accordance with the procedures determined by the judge.In particular, it shall contain the consumer's surna…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article R741-17

Without prejudice to the notification to the parties of the judgment pronouncing a personal recovery without judicial liquidation, a notice thereof shall be sent for publication in the Bulletin offici…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article D821-17

Appointments of representatives of consumer protection associations made on the proposal or opinion of the National Consumer Council are made on the proposal or opinion of the college of consumer prot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Fractional or deferred payment of duties

Article 1717 bis

When they are presented for the formality of registration or the merged formality, within the period provided for in articles 635 and 647 III, deeds recording the formation of commercial companies are…

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