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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
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Article L311-4

…or television service or its distributor, within the meaning of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, which provides to a natural person, via remote access,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-3

…n 4°, is on the list drawn up in application of article 28 of the aforementioned decree of 14 March 1986, and which requires costly and prolonged treatment and care, making it impossible for him/her t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-36

…operators authorised on the basis of Article 21 of Law2010-476 of 12 May 2010 . Order 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 561-2-1 Order 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-2-2 Order 2016-1635 of 1 Decem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…e lecturers covered by article 54, paragraph 2, of law no. 84-52 of 26 January 1984 and law no. 85-1223 of 22 November 1985.-research assistants governed by decree no. 85-402 of 3 April 1985 amended b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…561-18 n° 2021-1112 of 23 August 2021 R. 561-19 to R. 561-21 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-22 n° 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-22-1 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-22-2 n° 2021-387…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-1

…atutory Auditor appointed for this purpose in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 225-228 or L. 22-10-66, may authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board to make a free…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-8-1

I. - Article L. 225-8 is not applicable, upon the decision of the founders, when the contribution in kind consists of: 1° Transferable securities giving access to the capital mentioned in Article L. 2…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…ult in termination of the contract.When the business is continued in application of articles L. 621-22 et seq. of the Commercial Code, all the publisher's obligations to the author must be respected.I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8

…stment costs of ports transferred pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 6 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

…or in article L. 1142-2 has been exhausted or has expired, the Office instituted in article L. 1142-22 is substituted for the insurer. In this case, the provisions of article L. 1142-14, relating in p…

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