As stated in article D. 211-5 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts called upon to hear actions relating to new plant varieties pursuant to article L. 623-31 of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with the table V annexed to the code de l’organisation judiciaire, hereinafter reproduced:
Headquarters and jurisdiction of the judicial courts competent to hear actions
in respect of new plant varieties (Annex to Article D. 211-5)
SEAT |
RESSORT |
Cour d’appel d’Aix-en-Provence |
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Marseille |
Ressort of the courts of appeal of Aix-en-Provence, Bastia and Nîmes. |
Bordeaux Court of Appeal |
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Bordeaux |
Resort of the Agen, Bordeaux and Poitiers Courts of Appeal. |
Colmar Court of Appeal |
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Strasbourg |
Resort of Colmar and Metz Courts of Appeal. |
Cour d’appel de Douai |
|
Lille |
Ressort of the Courts of Appeal of Amiens and Douai. |
Cour d’appel de Limoges |
|
Limoges |
Ressort of the Courts of Appeal of Bourges, Limoges and Riom. |
Cour d’appel de Lyon |
|
Lyon |
Ressort of the Courts of Appeal of Chambéry, Grenoble and Lyon. |
Nancy Court of Appeal |
|
Nancy |
Resort of the Besançon, Dijon and Nancy Courts of Appeal. |
Paris Court of Appeal |
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Paris |
Resort of the Basse-Terre Courts of Appeal, Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Nouméa, Orléans, Papeete, Paris, Reims, Rouen, Saint-Denis and Versailles, and the Higher Court of Appeal of Saint-Pierre. |
Cour d’appel de Rennes |
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Rennes |
Resort of the Courts of Appeal of Angers, Caen and Rennes. |
Toulouse Court of Appeal |
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Toulouse |
Resort of Montpellier, Pau and Toulouse Courts of Appeal. |