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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The right of accession in relation to immovable property

Article 558

Alluvion does not take place in respect of lakes and ponds, the owner of which always retains the land that the water covers when it is at the level of the discharge of the pond, even if the volume of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1-2

The sponsor may ask the person undergoing research to give informed consent at the time when he or she is required to agree to his or her data being used in subsequent research exclusively for scienti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-18

At the time of giving informed consent, the investigator may ask the person undergoing clinical investigation to agree to his/her data being used in subsequent research for scientific purposes only. T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-17

The investigator may ask the person taking part in a performance study, at the time he or she gives informed consent, to agree to his or her data being used in subsequent research exclusively for scie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-5

When the compensation body has reimbursed the sums incurred by its counterparts in the other States party to the European Economic Area, it is then subrogated to the rights of the injured party and th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-9

The Prefect may at any time carry out inspections of operators and their facilities to check compliance with the applicable technical and safety rules. Officials from the Ministry of Transport who car…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Value added tax on tourist accommodation and facilities.

Article D421-1

The terms and conditions for the application of a and d of 4° of article 261 D of the General Tax Code relating to the liability to value added tax of certain accommodation services, cited in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L212-11

The rules relating to the footprint of areas, whether built on or not, allocated to ancillary parking areas of a cinema subject to the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-7 of this code, whet…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Qualification of economic operators

Article R2162-32

Contracting entities may only terminate the qualification of an economic operator for reasons based on the rules and criteria mentioned in Article R. 2162-30. The intention to terminate the qualificat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2241-3

When the communes and their public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, the notary drafting the…

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