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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article L642-22

I. - The liquidator may not, without the agreement of the debtor, realise assets or rights acquired under a succession opened after the opening or pronouncement of the judicial liquidation, or bring a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Local chambers of commerce and industry of regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-22

At the initiative of the regional chamber of commerce and industry or on its own initiative, a territorial chamber of commerce and industry existing in a region other than the Ile-de-France region or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-22

Committees authorise or refuse projects in their entirety.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Ministry responsible for culture

Article R321-22

The file sent to the Minister for Culture, pursuant to article L. 326-9, includes the draft articles of association and general regulations and any documents justifying the professional status of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article R331-22

Recommendations adopted by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique pursuant to I of Article L. 331-18 may be published on the authority's website.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-22

The parties are required to constitute a lawyer.The constitution of the lawyer entails election of domicile.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-22

The Articles of Association may allocate a reduced number of votes to partners who only exercise their profession on a part-time basis. They may also allocate partners a reduced number of votes for as…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inventions by natural persons who are not employees or public servants, hosted by a legal person carrying out research

Article R611-22

Inventions whose author is an inventor covered by article L. 611-7-1, hosted by a legal entity carrying out research in which, at the date of the invention declaration, more than half of the permanent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-22

Proof of the exhibitor's right, defined in Article L. 611-13, first paragraph, second indent b, shall be provided within four months of the filing date of the patent application in the form of a certi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-22

The licence applicant, the patent owner and the licence holders or their representatives may be heard by the committee responsible for issuing the opinions provided for in articles R. 613-10 and R. 61…

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