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Showing 451460 of 4213 articles for Art. confirmed CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-215

…if the transfer of the pledge to the company results from a universal transfer of assets or a court decision. Failing this, the pledge contract is automatically null and void.The prohibition provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-216

A company may not advance funds, grant loans or give security with a view to the subscription or purchase of its own shares by a third party. The provisions of this article do not apply either to curr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-21

The shares remain negotiable after the dissolution of the company and until the close of liquidation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-21

…nstitut national de la propriété industrielle shall ensure publication, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, by mention in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle, by m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-21

…nal de la propriété industrielle and on persons having rights in the patent; it shall render unenforceable against the seizing creditor any subsequent modification of the rights attached to the patent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-21

The rights attached to an ex-officio licence may not be assigned or transferred.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-21

…ed to a joint conciliation commission, chaired by a magistrate of the judiciary whose vote shall be decisive in the event of a tie.Within six months of its referral, this commission, set up at the Ins…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-21

…ohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister of Defence, for a renewable period of one year. In this case, the request is not forwarded to the Internatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-21

The Bibliothèque nationale de France shall give an annual account, in a report to the minister responsible for culture and the minister responsible for disabled people, of the conditions for selecting…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-21

…even those of full age, in connection with credit transactions governed by this Title, with the exception of Sections 2, 6 and 8 of Chapter III and Sections 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of this Chapter and Sect…

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