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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-29

…authority from category A public servants or equivalent, who are in active service or have retired, and persons who can provide evidence of at least five years' experience in the field of intellectual…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Employees

Article R6341-32-2

Employees awaiting reintegration or awaiting redeployment pursuant to article L. 1226-7 and who are following a training course approved by the State or a region for the remuneration of trainees recei…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-1

…Law No. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general statute of independent administrative authorities and independent public authorities.The High Council may make public-law contract staff and private-l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-30

…application of article L. 5124-4, a pharmacist delegate is replaced under the following conditions: 1° By the interim pharmacist delegate designated by the competent authority mentioned in articles R.…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Videoconferencing

Article D2315-2

…procedure referred to in Article D. 2315-1 is carried out in accordance with the following stages: 1° The initiation of deliberations is subject to verification that all members have access to techni…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Valuation of public property by the holder of the partnership contract

Article L2233-1

…ter having delimited, if necessary, the assets belonging to the public domain, authorise the holder:1° To grant authorisations to occupy the public domain;2° To grant private law leases for assets bel…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Piquettes and sugar wines

Article 428

1° (Repealed) 2° The product of the fermentation of fresh grape marc with water and sugar is considered to be sugar wine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-9

…ticle L. 6332-1-1 is authorised by joint order of the ministers responsible for vocational training and the overseas departments and territories to manage in Mayotte, for a period of five years, the c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8-1

Cinematographic development projects are only submitted to the departmental cinematographic development commission for review if they are accompanied by an indication of the person who will hold the o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article R212-7-1

…requested attracts spectators. This area is defined taking into account, in particular, the nature and size of the proposed cinema, the travel time required to access it, the presence of any geograph…

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