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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Multiple seizures

Article R3252-30

…sent to the court registry. The application shall contain the information prescribed by article R. 3252-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-39

…the request for modification may be made in accordance with the provisions of II of article D. 6122-38.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-36

The relocation of the registered office within France may be decided by the Board of Directors, subject to ratification of this decision by the next Ordinary General Meeting.As delegated by the Extrao…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-3

Reproduction consists in the material fixing of the work by any process that enables it to be communicated to the public in an indirect manner. It may be carried out in particular by printing, drawing…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 310-1

Filiation is legally established, under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of this Title, by operation of law, by voluntary recognition or by possession of status established by an act of notoriet…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-33

If the contracts and endorsements mentioned in article R. 222-32 have not been sent to him within the time limit set, the sports agents delegate may, without prejudice to the initiation of disciplinar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L1146-3

At the adjournment hearing and in the light of the measures defined and, where applicable, carried out by the employer, the court will consider whether there are grounds for dispensing with the senten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1343-3

Persons having access to the information provided for in articles L. 1340-5 and L. 1341-1 are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties provided for in articles 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-3

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée shall ensure, particularly with regard to employment in the production sector, that beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their social obligatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-31

…ence, specifies the terms of the association contract provided for by articles L. 212-29 and L. 212-30. This contract may not contain any clause relating to the programming of the associated exhibitor…

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