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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…otographic works and those made using techniques similar to photography; 10° Works of applied art ; 11° Illustrations, geographical maps; 12° Plans, sketches and plastic works relating to geography, t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L137-1

…f Articles L. 137-2 to L. 137-4, a person who provides an online public communication service whose main purpose, or one of whose main purposes, is to store and give the public access to a large quant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-1

…e in writing and shall specify the offences, among those referred to in Articles L. 5221-8, L. 5221-11, L. 8221-1, L. 8221-2, L. 8251-1 du code du travail, which it intends to have searched and prosec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-7

…estoring, studying, enriching, presenting to the public and promoting collections in the sporting domain belonging to the State, local authorities, public establishments or private bodies, which are p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-1

…0° The reference to coordination support mechanisms and specific regional mechanisms does not apply;11° The reference to the High Authority for Health is not applicable;12° References to any provision…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L311-1

…Code, with the exception of those not covered by the "Solvency II" regime mentioned in article L. 211-11 of the same code and the group mutualist unions mentioned in article L. 111-4-2 of the same co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L655-2

…of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation are deleted; 3° In article L. 611-1: a) In 6°, the words: "has disregarded article L. 5221-5 of the Labour Code" are replaced by th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34-6

…of article R. 6251-2 of the French Labour Code and the specifications mentioned inarticle R. 212-10-11 of the French Sports Code. This check verifies in particular: the relevance between the identifie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

…le L. 561-2-2 : 1° Where they are established on French territory in accordance with Article L. 123-11 of the Commercial Code, the companies and entities mentioned in 2°, 3° and 5° of I of Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-9

…reement or action plan with the provisions of article L. 2242-8 . If the administrative authority remains silent at the end of a period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, this request is deemed to h…

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