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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
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Article L811-1-1

…L. 411-5 Order no. 2020-116 of 12 February 2020 Article L. 412-1 Loi n° 2011-1843 du 8 décembre 20113° Les dispositions du livre V; Articles L. 515-2, L. 521-3 and L. 521-3-2 are applicable in their w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5-2

…r by applying at least two of the following measures: 1° Obtain a copy of a document referred to in 3° or 4° of Article R. 561-5-1; 2° Implement measures to verify and certify the copy of an official…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Other concession contracts

Article L3212-4

…purchaser does not acquire exclusive ownership of the results or does not fully finance the service;3° Services relating to arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution methods;4° Financial se…

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

Article R211-39

The proceedings of the classification committees and the classification commission are not public.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-13

Within each category, advancement in step shall be from one step to the next higher step. The maximum number of servants eligible for advancement to the next higher grade in their category shall be de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

The following are authorised to issue negotiable debt securities: 1. Credit institutions, investment firms and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, subject to compliance with the conditions laid do…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-3

…r's professional practice does not apply where the training leading to this profession is regulated;3° Or evidence of formal qualifications issued by a third country and recognised in a Member State o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-36

I.- With regard to asset and liability management, the participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 regularly assess the sensit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Role of blood transfusion establishments.

Article R1221-39

…in a recipient of labile blood products, any serious incident as well as post-donation information;3° Communication to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article R2225-3

…g, or town planning;2° Specify the method of analysis and water requirements for each type of risk ;3° Specify the methods of intervention in terms of external fire defence by the communes, public est…

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