In this page: Business Contract | Intellectual Property | Legal Framework of Business | International Dispute Resolution
Type of property and law | Validity | International Agreements Signed |
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Patent Code of intellectual property |
20 years |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) |
Trademark Code of intellectual property |
10 years renewable indefinitely |
Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks |
Design Code of intellectual property |
25 years renewable once | |
Copyright Code of intellectual property |
70 years after the death of its author for inheritance tax 50 years after the first publication for registration fees |
Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty |
Industrial Models Edict n°2001-670 of 25 July 2001 incorporating into Community law the code of intellectual property and the code of the post and telecommunications |
25 years renewable once |
Accounting regulations | The 4th Community Directive, incorporated at the national level by the accountancy Act of 30th April, 1983, integrated in the Code of Commerce and completed by the law of 31/12/1989 relative to the simplified regime for small companies. The 7th Community Directive and the law of 3/01/1985 concerning groups of companies (consolidated accounts). The doctrine. |
Contract and property law | Civil Code |
Customs law | Customs Code in conformity with Community law |
Consumer law | Code of Consumption |
Company law | Code of Commerce Civil Code General Tax Code Monetary and Financial Code |
Investment law | Monetary and Financial Code Bilateral conventions |
Labour law | Labour Code The Collective Agreements (interprofessional agreements conducted at the national level, local agreements containing the rules common to a profession, company agreements, or of an establishment, taking into account the characteristics of the company and its employees). For practical information on Labour law, click here |
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