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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-26

Events occurring prior to the publication of the issue of the certificate shall not be deemed to have infringed the rights attached to the certificate. However, acts committed after notification of a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-5

I. - Where reproductive or vegetative propagating material or a harvested product has been sold or made available to third parties in any form whatsoever by the breeder or with his consent, for the pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-1

For the purposes of this chapter, a "variety" is a plant grouping of a botanical taxon of the lowest known rank which may be: 1° Defined by the expression of the characteristics resulting from a certa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-27

Any person having standing to bring an infringement action may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if necessary subject to a fine, against the alleg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-33

Public proceedings for the application of the penalties provided for in the preceding article may only be brought by the Public Prosecutor's Office on a complaint from the injured party. The criminal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L623-1

The administrator, with the help of the debtor and the possible assistance of one or more experts, is responsible for drawing up an economic and social balance sheet of the business in a report.The ec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L623-2

The official receiver may, notwithstanding any legislative or regulatory provision to the contrary, obtain from the statutory auditors, chartered accountants, notaries, members and representatives of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-10

Subject to the legislative provisions relating to the handling of funds of the regulated legal professions, any sum received by way of compensation for injured parties who are members of the group sha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-23

Any agreement negotiated on behalf of the group is subject to approval by the judge, who checks that it complies with the interests of those to whom it is intended to apply and gives it enforceability…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-2

Group action may only relate to compensation for economic losses resulting from material damage suffered by consumers.

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