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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-39

…ted by other titles of this company or of the group to which it belongs, provided that these titles and the initial press title belong to the same coherent press family. This agreement defines the not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-35

…n the same way as publication in the press title, with the reference to the said press title being mandatory.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Information mentioned in the contract

Article L312-30

No vendor or service provider may, for the same goods or services, have the same customer sign one or more credit agreements for a total capital amount greater than the value payable on credit of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Rent subject to value added tax

Article 33 quater

…perty income of persons liable for value added tax on the rental of their buildings, gross receipts and deductible expenditure relating to the buildings are taken at their amount exclusive of value ad…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Appointment of the examining magistrate.

Article D31-3

…isions of this article are applicable following the protocol entered into by the heads of the court and the bar association. In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 85, a…

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

Article R1221-37

…nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, the blood establishment shall collect and keep all the information necessary for haemovigilance and transfusion safety to which it has acc…

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

Article R1221-38

…ents send their referring blood establishment the information mentioned in II of article R. 1221-36 and in 2° of article R. 1221-37. Decisions by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécuri…

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

Article R1221-39

In each blood establishment, a haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent is responsible for ensuring, under the authority of the person in charge:1° Collecting and keeping the information me…

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

Article R1221-36

I.-Each blood establishment is required to collect and keep, for each unit of labile blood product which it prepares, the following information: 1° The identification of the donation of blood or blood…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article R4424-6-1

The Corsican sustainable planning and development plan is subject to an environmental assessment under the conditions defined by chapter IV of the preliminary title of book I of the town planning code…

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