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Showing 461470 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crisis prevention and management measures for central counterparties

Article L613-73

…s where an existing agreement does not deal with the recognition and enforcement of resolution procedures for CCPs in force in that State. II.-The resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle pruden…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crisis prevention and management measures for central counterparties

Article L613-77

…1843-3 of the French Civil Code and Book II of the French Commercial Code and capital increases, reductions or amortisations decided under Title V of Regulation (EU) 2021/23 are carried out ipso jure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Sampling and official control of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5141-79

To ensure that veterinary medicinal products comply with the declared formula, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-7

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority, within the meaning of Article 67(1) of Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-7

The Autorité des marchés financiers may be delegated by the European Securities and Markets Authority under the conditions laid down in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parlia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-77

As an exception to articles 22, 24 and 26 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III du code civil, la société…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-71

…the applicant's name by decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle. This decision is notified to the applicant, together with a certified copy of the patent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-73

…atent complies with the decision of partial revocation or invalidation, the National Institute of Industrial Property shall publish a new specification of the patent. Where the amendment does not comp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-72

…lication lapse for non-payment of the fees provided for in Article L. 612-19, the patent grant procedure is terminated.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-70

…cation, the applicant is requested to pay, within the time limit set by the National Institute of Industrial Property, the fee for the issue and printing of the specification.

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