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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-18

…amount of royalties is set by the judicial authority, determined in accordance with Article L. 623-31.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-48

…Article 706-71, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request if it concerns the hearing of a suspected or accused person and if…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Measures relating to the intensity of public aid

Article 916-49

…ovisual or multimedia works for which applications for aid are submitted between 1 October 2020 and 31 December 2021 and for which it is justified that there are particular production or marketing dif…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Remedies sought before the First President of the Court of Appeal

Article R36

…decide that there is no need for further investigation or for the acts provided for in articles R. 31 to R. 34. The provisions of article R. 35.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-41

If the agreement provided for in article R. 722-31 of this code contains a clause to this effect or in the absence of an agreement, the State may only cover part of the fees when the number of hours i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions applicable to work equipment used for lifting loads

Article R4323-32

By way of derogation from article R. 4323-31, work equipment not designed for lifting people may be used: 1° Either to access a workstation or to perform work when the use of equipment specially desig…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26

…definitions shall apply: 1° Electronic communications services means services consisting wholly or mainly in the provision of electronic communications within the meaning of 6° of Article L. 32 of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-13

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-12

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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

Article L2411-1

…ritory. II. - No section de commune may be formed as from the promulgation of loi n° 2013-428 du 27 mai 2013 modernisant le régime des sections de commune.

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