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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-5

…ook in digital form under the conditions set out in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. Where the publisher has not done so, the assignment of the exploitation rights in digital…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registered persons

Article A123-84

The persons mentioned in Article R. 123-220 likely to be registered immediately in the national register of companies and establishments are those covered by at least one of the provisions set out bel…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

…rties' observations on each of the following measures, the family affairs judge has jurisdiction to:1° Prohibit the defendant from receiving or meeting certain persons specially designated by the fami…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-8

I.-The box referred to in article L. 132-5-2 is placed at the top of the insurance proposal, draft contract or notice. It must not exceed one page in size and must contain the following information, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe G

…With regard to public contracts below the amount from which contracts are concluded in writing (1) A. - Where the public contract is not in writing, information that must appear in any document ju…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…of the radiation emitted and the associated risks for which they are relevant, as given in table 2.1.The coefficientsCA,CB,CC,T1,T2, αmin and γ, as well as the corrections applicable to repetitive ex…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

The following are published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° The list provided for in Article 133 of the Public Procurement Code ; 2° The list of cinematographic works that…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…court that rendered the decision, approved the agreement or endorsed the future protection mandate:1° Applications for the certification of French enforceable titles with a view to their recognition…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of elections to the Board of Directors

Article A114-2

The following are eligible to vote and stand for election in colleges 1 to 3: permanent staff and contract staff with a contract of at least ten months' duration on the closing date of the ballot, who…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Control of video exhibition revenues

Article A222-2

…in accordance with a model approved by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, stating :1° The original title of the work and, in the case of a foreign work, the title under which the work…

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