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Article L613-17-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Applications for a compulsory licence under Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems shall be submitted to the administrative authority. The licence is issued in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 10 of this regulation. The order granting the licence sets the amount of royalties due.

The licence takes effect on the latest date on which the order is notified to the applicant and the right holder.

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Article L613-17-1

La demande d’une licence obligatoire, présentée en application du règlement (CE) n° 816/2006 du Parlement européen et du Conseil, du 17 mai 2006, concernant l’octroi de licences obligatoires pour des brevets visant la fabrication de produits pharmaceutiques destinés à l’exportation vers des pays connaissant des problèmes de santé publique, est adressée à l’autorité administrative. La licence est délivrée conformément aux conditions déterminées par l’article 10 de ce règlement. L’arrêté d’octroi de la licence fixe le montant des redevances dues.

La licence prend effet à la date la plus tardive à laquelle l’arrêté est notifié au demandeur et au titulaire du droit.

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